Articles | Volume 16, issue 8
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-4837-2016
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-4837-2016
Research article
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19 Apr 2016
Research article |  | 19 Apr 2016

Influence of tropical cyclones on tropospheric ozone: possible implications

Siddarth Shankar Das, Madineni Venkat Ratnam, Kizhathur Narasimhan Uma, Kandula Venkata Subrahmanyam, Imran Asatar Girach, Amit Kumar Patra, Sundaresan Aneesh, Kuniyil Viswanathan Suneeth, Karanam Kishore Kumar, Amit Parashuram Kesarkar, Sivarajan Sijikumar, and Geetha Ramkumar

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AR by Siddarth Shankar Das on behalf of the Authors (14 Dec 2015)  Author's response 
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (01 Jan 2016) by Peter Haynes
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (18 Jan 2016)
RR by Anonymous Referee #3 (19 Jan 2016)
RR by Carlo Buontempo (25 Jan 2016)
ED: Reconsider after major revisions (30 Jan 2016) by Peter Haynes
AR by Siddarth Shankar Das on behalf of the Authors (07 Mar 2016)  Manuscript 
ED: Reconsider after minor revisions (Editor review) (21 Mar 2016) by Peter Haynes
AR by Siddarth Shankar Das on behalf of the Authors (28 Mar 2016)  Author's response   Manuscript 
ED: Reconsider after minor revisions (Editor review) (05 Apr 2016) by Peter Haynes
AR by Siddarth Shankar Das on behalf of the Authors (06 Apr 2016)
ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (07 Apr 2016) by Peter Haynes
AR by Siddarth Shankar Das on behalf of the Authors (08 Apr 2016)  Author's response   Manuscript 
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The present study examines the role of tropical cyclones in the enhancement of tropospheric ozone. The most significant and new observation reported is the increase in the upper-tropospheric ozone by 20–50 ppbv, which has extended down to the middle and lower troposphere. The descent rate of enhanced ozone layer during the passage of tropical cyclone is 0.8–1 km day−1. Enhancement of surface ozone concentration by ~ 10 ppbv in the daytime and 10–15 ppbv at night-time is observed.
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