High-ozone layers in the middle and upper troposphere above Central Europe: potential import from the stratosphere along the subtropical jet stream

Specific very dry high-ozone layers, starting roughly two days after the onset of high-pressure periods during the warm season, have been reproducibly observed in the middle and upper troposphere with the ozone lidar in Garmisch-Partenkirchen (Germany). These episodes, previously not understood,...

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Main Authors: T. Trickl, N. Bärtsch-Ritter, H. Eisele, M. Furger, R. Mücke, M. Sprenger, A. Stohl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2011-09-01
Series:Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Online Access:http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/11/9343/2011/acp-11-9343-2011.pdf