Articles | Volume 21, issue 4
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-2819-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-2819-2021
Research article
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24 Feb 2021
Research article |  | 24 Feb 2021

Observational evidence of energetic particle precipitation NOx (EPP-NOx) interaction with chlorine curbing Antarctic ozone loss

Emily M. Gordon, Annika Seppälä, Bernd Funke, Johanna Tamminen, and Kaley A. Walker

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AR by Annika Seppälä on behalf of the Authors (22 Dec 2020)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (04 Jan 2021) by Andreas Engel
AR by Annika Seppälä on behalf of the Authors (05 Jan 2021)  Author's response    Author's tracked changes    Manuscript
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (15 Jan 2021) by Andreas Engel
AR by Annika Seppälä on behalf of the Authors (18 Jan 2021)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (19 Jan 2021) by Andreas Engel
AR by Annika Seppälä on behalf of the Authors (19 Jan 2021)  Author's response    Author's tracked changes    Manuscript
ED: Publish as is (20 Jan 2021) by Andreas Engel
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Energetic particle precipitation (EPP) is the rain of solar energetic particles into the Earth's atmosphere. EPP is known to deplete O3 in the polar mesosphere–upper stratosphere via the formation of NOx. NOx also causes chlorine deactivation in the lower stratosphere and has, thus, been proposed to potentially result in reduced ozone depletion in the spring. We provide the first evidence to show that NOx formed by EPP is able to remove active chlorine, resulting in enhanced total ozone column.
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