The effects of interactive ozone chemistry on simulations of the middle atmosphere

F. Sassi; B. A. Boville; D. Kinnison; R. R. Garcia

doi:10.1029/2004GL022131

The effects of interactive ozone chemistry on simulations of the middle atmosphere

F. Sassi, B. A. Boville, D. Kinnison, R. R. Garcia

National Center for Atmospheric Research

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We compare two simulations of the middle atmosphere using the NCAR Whole Atmosphere Community Climate Model, which includes a comprehensive middle atmosphere chemistry model. Ozone is fully interactive in the first simulation. A zonal mean and monthly mean ozone climatology is constructed from the interactive simulation. That ozone climatology is used to determine the radiative heating rates in the second simulation. Comparison of the two simulations shows that using the zonal-mean ozone climatology significantly affects the climate of the middle atmosphere. Differences between the two simulations are statistically significant throughout the tropics in the upper stratosphere and lower mesosphere.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1-5
Number of pages	5
Journal	Geophysical Research Letters
Volume	32
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1029/2004GL022131
State	Published - Apr 16 2005

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