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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-1289-2025
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-1289-2025
Research article
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29 Jan 2025
Research article |  | 29 Jan 2025

Transport into the polar stratosphere from the Asian monsoon region

Xiaolu Yan, Paul Konopka, Felix Ploeger, and Aurélien Podglajen

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Our study finds that the air mass fractions (AMFs) from the Asian boundary layer (ABL) to the polar regions are about 1.5 times larger than those from the same latitude band in the Southern Hemisphere. The transport of AMFs from the ABL to the polar vortex primarily occurs above 20 km and over timescales exceeding 2 years. Our analysis reveals a strong correlation between the polar pollutants and the AMFs from the ABL. About 20 % of SF6 in the polar stratosphere originates from the ABL.
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