Upper stratospheric ozone decrease events due to a positive feedback between ozone and the ozone dissociation rate

Ozone measurements taken with a ground based microwave instrument at Lindau (51.66° N, 10.13° E) over some years showed strong ozone decrease events within the stratopause region, particularly during the winter half-year. These events are characterized by a marked drop of the...

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Main Authors: G. R. Sonnemann, P. Hartogh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2009-06-01
Series:Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics
Online Access:http://www.nonlin-processes-geophys.net/16/409/2009/npg-16-409-2009.pdf