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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-19-3589-2019
© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Research article
| 
21 Mar 2019
Research article |
| 21 Mar 2019
| 21 Mar 2019
Characterising the seasonal and geographical variability in tropospheric ozone, stratospheric influence and recent changes
Ryan S. Williams
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
University of Reading, Reading, UK
Michaela I. Hegglin
University of Reading, Reading, UK
Brian J. Kerridge
Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL), Harwell Campus, Didcot, UK
Patrick Jöckel
Institut für Physik der Atmosphäre, Deutsches Zentrum
für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
Barry G. Latter
Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL), Harwell Campus, Didcot, UK
David A. Plummer
Canadian Centre for Climate Modelling and Analysis, Environment and
Climate Change Canada, Montréal, QC, Canada
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Short summary
Tropospheric ozone has important implications for air quality and climate change but is poorly understood at a regional and seasonal level. Analysis of model simulations indicates that downward transport of ozone from the stratosphere has a larger influence than previously thought (as much as ~50 % even near the surface). Recent estimated changes in tropospheric ozone (1980–89 to 2001–10) are generally positive, with substantial attribution from the stratosphere identified over some regions.
Tropospheric ozone has important implications for air quality and climate change but is poorly...
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