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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-6897-2015
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-6897-2015
Research article
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24 Jun 2015
Research article |  | 24 Jun 2015

Nonlinear response of modelled stratospheric ozone to changes in greenhouse gases and ozone depleting substances in the recent past

S. Meul, S. Oberländer-Hayn, J. Abalichin, and U. Langematz

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The attribution of stratospheric ozone (O3) loss in the recent past to increasing ozone depleting substances (ODSs) and greenhouse gases (GHGs) is important to verify the success of the Montreal Protocol. So far, nonlinearity in the O3 response to ODS and GHG changes has been mostly neglected. In this study we explicitly account for nonlinear O3 changes and aim to clarify their relevance in the past. We show that both O3 chemistry and transport are significantly affected by nonlinearity.
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