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Research article
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02 May 2018
Research article |
| 02 May 2018
| 02 May 2018
Mixing and ageing in the polar lower stratosphere in winter 2015–2016
Institute for Atmospheric Physics, Johannes Gutenberg-University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
Peter Hoor
Institute for Atmospheric Physics, Johannes Gutenberg-University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
Andreas Engel
Institute for Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, University of Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
Felix Plöger
Institute of Energy and Climate Research (IEK-7), FZ Jülich, Jülich, Germany
Jens-Uwe Grooß
Institute of Energy and Climate Research (IEK-7), FZ Jülich, Jülich, Germany
Harald Bönisch
Institute for Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, University of Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research (IMK), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
Timo Keber
Institute for Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, University of Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
Björn-Martin Sinnhuber
Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research (IMK), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
Wolfgang Woiwode
Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research (IMK), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
Hermann Oelhaf
Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research (IMK), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
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Short summary
We present tracer measurements of CO and N2O measured during the POLSTRACC aircraft campaign in winter 2015–2016. We found enhanced CO values relative to N2O in the polar lower stratosphere in addition to the ageing of this region during winter. By using model simulations it was possible to link this enhancement to an increased mixing of the tropical tropopause. We thus conclude that the polar lower stratosphere in late winter is strongly influenced by quasi-isentropic mixing from the tropics.
We present tracer measurements of CO and N2O measured during the POLSTRACC aircraft campaign in...
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