Articles | Volume 22, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-2079-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-2079-2022
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15 Feb 2022
Research article |  | 15 Feb 2022

From the middle stratosphere to the surface, using nitrous oxide to constrain the stratosphere–troposphere exchange of ozone

Daniel J. Ruiz and Michael J. Prather

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The stratosphere is an important source of tropospheric ozone, which affects climate, chemistry, and air quality, but is extremely difficult to quantify given the large production and loss terms in the troposphere. Here, we use other gases that are well observed and quantified as a reference to test our simulations of ozone transport in the atmosphere. This allows us to better constrain the stratospheric source of ozone and also offers guidance to improve future simulations of ozone transport.
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