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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-13035-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-13035-2022
Research article
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11 Oct 2022
Research article |  | 11 Oct 2022

Dynamics of ENSO-driven stratosphere-to-troposphere transport of ozone over North America

John R. Albers, Amy H. Butler, Andrew O. Langford, Dillon Elsbury, and Melissa L. Breeden

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Albers, J. R. and Nathan, T. R.: Pathways for communicating the effects of stratospheric ozone to the polar vortex: Role of zonally asymmetric ozone, J. Atmos. Sci., 69, 785–801, https://doi.org/10.1175/JAS-D-11-0126.1, 2012. 
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Ozone transported from the stratosphere contributes to background ozone concentrations in the free troposphere and to surface ozone exceedance events that affect human health. The physical processes whereby the El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) modulates North American stratosphere-to-troposphere ozone transport during spring are documented, and the usefulness of ENSO for predicting ozone events that may cause exceedances in surface air quality standards are assessed.
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