Tropospheric ozone variability in the tropics from ENSO to MJO and shorter timescales

Ziemke, J. R.; Douglass, A. R.; Oman, L. D.; Strahan, S. E.; Duncan, B. N.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-8037-2015

Articles | Volume 15, issue 14

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-8037-2015

© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-8037-2015

© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 15, issue 14

Research article

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22 Jul 2015

Research article |

| 22 Jul 2015

Tropospheric ozone variability in the tropics from ENSO to MJO and shorter timescales

J. R. Ziemke, A. R. Douglass, L. D. Oman, S. E. Strahan, and B. N. Duncan

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RC C2904: 'Referee comments', Anonymous Referee #1, 23 May 2015
- AC C3877: 'Response to reviewer #1 comments', Jerry Ziemke, 22 Jun 2015
RC C2927: 'Review of "Tropospheric ozone variability in the tropics from ENSO to MJO and shorter timescales"', Anonymous Referee #2, 24 May 2015
- AC C3881: 'Response to Reviewer #2 comments', Jerry Ziemke, 22 Jun 2015

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

AR by Jerry Ziemke on behalf of the Authors (22 Jun 2015) Author's response

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (25 Jun 2015) by Jason West

RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (07 Jul 2015)

ED: Publish as is (08 Jul 2015) by Jason West

AR by Jerry Ziemke on behalf of the Authors (08 Jul 2015)

Short summary

Aura OMI and MLS measurements are combined to produce daily maps of tropospheric ozone beginning October 2004. We show that El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) related inter-annual change in tropospheric ozone in the tropics is small compared to combined intra-seasonal/Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO) and shorter timescale variability. Outgoing Longwave Radiation indicates that deep convection is the primary driver of the observed ozone variability on all timescales.