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Zonally asymmetric influences of the quasi-biennial oscillation on stratospheric ozone
Wuke Wang
Department of Atmospheric Science, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, China
Key Laboratory of Meteorological Disaster (KLME), Ministry of Education and Collaborative Innovation Center on Forecast and Evaluation of Meteorological Disasters (CIC-FEMD), Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing, China
Research Centre for Complex Air Pollution of Hubei Province, Wuhan, China
Centre for Severe Weather and Climate and Hydro-Geological Hazards, Wuhan, China
Jin Hong
Department of Atmospheric Science, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, China
School of Geography and Information Engineering, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, China
Hongyue Wang
Department of Atmospheric Science, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, China
Wei Jiang
Department of Atmospheric Science, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, China
Shuyun Zhao
Department of Atmospheric Science, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, China
Research Centre for Complex Air Pollution of Hubei Province, Wuhan, China
Centre for Severe Weather and Climate and Hydro-Geological Hazards, Wuhan, China
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Short summary
The ozone layer protects the life on the Earth by absorbing the ultraviolet (UV) radiation. Beside the long-term trend, there are strong interannual fluctuations in stratospheric ozone. The quasi-biennial oscillation (QBO) is an important interannual mode in the stratosphere. We show some new zonally asymmetric features of its impacts on stratospheric ozone using satellite data, ERA5 reanalysis, and model simulations, which is helpful for predicting the regional UV radiation at the surface.
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