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Editor(s): D. Knopf, R. Müller, F. Khosrawi, and M. von Hobe

The special issue "Chemistry, microphysics and dynamics of the polar stratosphere: ozone loss and climate-chemistry interactions" was motivated by the EU-project RECONCILE (Reconciliation of essential process parameters for an enhanced predictability of arctic stratospheric ozone loss and its climate interactions) and covers all aspects of polar stratospheric ozone, polar stratospheric clouds, and other dynamical and chemical processes relevant in the polar stratosphere. It is open for contributions on chemistry, microphysics, radiation, dynamics, small and large scale transport phenomena, mesoscale processes and polar-midlatitudinal exchange. We particularly encourage contributions on ClOx/BrOx chemistry, chlorine activation, NAT nucleation mechanisms, on transport and mixing of processed air to lower latitudes, and on polar aspects of ozone/climate interactions, including empirical analyses and coupled chemistry/climate model results and coupling between tropospheric climate patterns and high latitude ozone.

16 Sep 2013

| Overview paper

Reconciliation of essential process parameters for an enhanced predictability of Arctic stratospheric ozone loss and its climate interactions (RECONCILE): activities and results

M. von Hobe, S. Bekki, S. Borrmann, F. Cairo, F. D'Amato, G. Di Donfrancesco, A. Dörnbrack, A. Ebersoldt, M. Ebert, C. Emde, I. Engel, M. Ern, W. Frey, S. Genco, S. Griessbach, J.-U. Grooß, T. Gulde, G. Günther, E. Hösen, L. Hoffmann, V. Homonnai, C. R. Hoyle, I. S. A. Isaksen, D. R. Jackson, I. M. Jánosi, R. L. Jones, K. Kandler, C. Kalicinsky, A. Keil, S. M. Khaykin, F. Khosrawi, R. Kivi, J. Kuttippurath, J. C. Laube, F. Lefèvre, R. Lehmann, S. Ludmann, B. P. Luo, M. Marchand, J. Meyer, V. Mitev, S. Molleker, R. Müller, H. Oelhaf, F. Olschewski, Y. Orsolini, T. Peter, K. Pfeilsticker, C. Piesch, M. C. Pitts, L. R. Poole, F. D. Pope, F. Ravegnani, M. Rex, M. Riese, T. Röckmann, B. Rognerud, A. Roiger, C. Rolf, M. L. Santee, M. Scheibe, C. Schiller, H. Schlager, M. Siciliani de Cumis, N. Sitnikov, O. A. Søvde, R. Spang, N. Spelten, F. Stordal, O. Sumińska-Ebersoldt, A. Ulanovski, J. Ungermann, S. Viciani, C. M. Volk, M. vom Scheidt, P. von der Gathen, K. Walker, T. Wegner, R. Weigel, S. Weinbruch, G. Wetzel, F. G. Wienhold, I. Wohltmann, W. Woiwode, I. A. K. Young, V. Yushkov, B. Zobrist, and F. Stroh

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 13, 9233–9268, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-13-9233-2013,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-13-9233-2013, 2013

12 Jul 2016

Chemical analysis of refractory stratospheric aerosol particles collected within the arctic vortex and inside polar stratospheric clouds

Martin Ebert, Ralf Weigel, Konrad Kandler, Gebhard Günther, Sergej Molleker, Jens-Uwe Grooß, Bärbel Vogel, Stephan Weinbruch, and Stephan Borrmann

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 16, 8405–8421, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-8405-2016,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-8405-2016, 2016

Short summary

25 Nov 2014

Enhancements of the refractory submicron aerosol fraction in the Arctic polar vortex: feature or exception?

R. Weigel, C. M. Volk, K. Kandler, E. Hösen, G. Günther, B. Vogel, J.-U. Grooß, S. Khaykin, G. V. Belyaev, and S. Borrmann

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 14, 12319–12342, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-12319-2014,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-12319-2014, 2014

31 Oct 2014

Denitrification by large NAT particles: the impact of reduced settling velocities and hints on particle characteristics

W. Woiwode, J.-U. Grooß, H. Oelhaf, S. Molleker, S. Borrmann, A. Ebersoldt, W. Frey, T. Gulde, S. Khaykin, G. Maucher, C. Piesch, and J. Orphal

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 14, 11525–11544, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-11525-2014,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-11525-2014, 2014

14 Oct 2014

Microphysical properties of synoptic-scale polar stratospheric clouds: in situ measurements of unexpectedly large HNO₃-containing particles in the Arctic vortex

S. Molleker, S. Borrmann, H. Schlager, B. Luo, W. Frey, M. Klingebiel, R. Weigel, M. Ebert, V. Mitev, R. Matthey, W. Woiwode, H. Oelhaf, A. Dörnbrack, G. Stratmann, J.-U. Grooß, G. Günther, B. Vogel, R. Müller, M. Krämer, J. Meyer, and F. Cairo

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 14, 10785–10801, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-10785-2014,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-10785-2014, 2014

02 Apr 2014

Arctic stratospheric dehydration – Part 2: Microphysical modeling

I. Engel, B. P. Luo, S. M. Khaykin, F. G. Wienhold, H. Vömel, R. Kivi, C. R. Hoyle, J.-U. Grooß, M. C. Pitts, and T. Peter

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 14, 3231–3246, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-3231-2014,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-3231-2014, 2014

29 Jan 2014

Nitric acid trihydrate nucleation and denitrification in the Arctic stratosphere

J.-U. Grooß, I. Engel, S. Borrmann, W. Frey, G. Günther, C. R. Hoyle, R. Kivi, B. P. Luo, S. Molleker, T. Peter, M. C. Pitts, H. Schlager, G. Stiller, H. Vömel, K. A. Walker, and R. Müller

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 14, 1055–1073, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-1055-2014,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-1055-2014, 2014

07 Nov 2013

Observations of filamentary structures near the vortex edge in the Arctic winter lower stratosphere

C. Kalicinsky, J.-U. Grooß, G. Günther, J. Ungermann, J. Blank, S. Höfer, L. Hoffmann, P. Knieling, F. Olschewski, R. Spang, F. Stroh, and M. Riese

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 13, 10859–10871, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-13-10859-2013,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-13-10859-2013, 2013

06 Nov 2013

| Highlight paper

Heterogeneous formation of polar stratospheric clouds – Part 2: Nucleation of ice on synoptic scales

I. Engel, B. P. Luo, M. C. Pitts, L. R. Poole, C. R. Hoyle, J.-U. Grooß, A. Dörnbrack, and T. Peter

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 13, 10769–10785, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-13-10769-2013,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-13-10769-2013, 2013

27 Sep 2013

Heterogeneous formation of polar stratospheric clouds – Part 1: Nucleation of nitric acid trihydrate (NAT)

C. R. Hoyle, I. Engel, B. P. Luo, M. C. Pitts, L. R. Poole, J.-U. Grooß, and T. Peter

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 13, 9577–9595, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-13-9577-2013,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-13-9577-2013, 2013

27 Nov 2013

| Highlight paper

Arctic stratospheric dehydration – Part 1: Unprecedented observation of vertical redistribution of water

S. M. Khaykin, I. Engel, H. Vömel, I. M. Formanyuk, R. Kivi, L. I. Korshunov, M. Krämer, A. D. Lykov, S. Meier, T. Naebert, M. C. Pitts, M. L. Santee, N. Spelten, F. G. Wienhold, V. A. Yushkov, and T. Peter

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 13, 11503–11517, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-13-11503-2013,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-13-11503-2013, 2013

17 Apr 2013

Uncertainties in modelling heterogeneous chemistry and Arctic ozone depletion in the winter 2009/2010

I. Wohltmann, T. Wegner, R. Müller, R. Lehmann, M. Rex, G. L. Manney, M. L. Santee, P. Bernath, O. Sumińska-Ebersoldt, F. Stroh, M. von Hobe, C. M. Volk, E. Hösen, F. Ravegnani, A. Ulanovsky, and V. Yushkov

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 13, 3909–3929, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-13-3909-2013,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-13-3909-2013, 2013

12 Apr 2013

Simultaneous occurrence of polar stratospheric clouds and upper-tropospheric clouds caused by blocking anticyclones in the Southern Hemisphere

M. Kohma and K. Sato

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 13, 3849–3864, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-13-3849-2013,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-13-3849-2013, 2013

10 Apr 2013

Montreal Protocol Benefits simulated with CCM SOCOL

T. Egorova, E. Rozanov, J. Gröbner, M. Hauser, and W. Schmutz

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 13, 3811–3823, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-13-3811-2013,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-13-3811-2013, 2013

15 Mar 2013

An assessment of CALIOP polar stratospheric cloud composition classification

M. C. Pitts, L. R. Poole, A. Lambert, and L. W. Thomason

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 13, 2975–2988, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-13-2975-2013,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-13-2975-2013, 2013

08 Mar 2013

Observation-based assessment of stratospheric fractional release, lifetimes, and ozone depletion potentials of ten important source gases

J. C. Laube, A. Keil, H. Bönisch, A. Engel, T. Röckmann, C. M. Volk, and W. T. Sturges

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 13, 2779–2791, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-13-2779-2013,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-13-2779-2013, 2013

25 Feb 2013

Mineral dust variability in central West Antarctica associated with ozone depletion

M. Cataldo, H. Evangelista, J. C. Simões, R. H. M. Godoi, I. Simmonds, M. H. Hollanda, I. Wainer, F. Aquino, and R. Van Grieken

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 13, 2165–2175, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-13-2165-2013,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-13-2165-2013, 2013

19 Feb 2013

Chemical ozone losses in Arctic and Antarctic polar winter/spring season derived from SCIAMACHY limb measurements 2002–2009

T. Sonkaew, C. von Savigny, K.-U. Eichmann, M. Weber, A. Rozanov, H. Bovensmann, J. P. Burrows, and J.-U. Grooß

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 13, 1809–1835, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-13-1809-2013,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-13-1809-2013, 2013

22 Nov 2012

Heterogeneous chlorine activation on stratospheric aerosols and clouds in the Arctic polar vortex

T. Wegner, J.-U. Grooß, M. von Hobe, F. Stroh, O. Sumińska-Ebersoldt, C. M. Volk, E. Hösen, V. Mitev, G. Shur, and R. Müller

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 12, 11095–11106, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-12-11095-2012,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-12-11095-2012, 2012

10 Oct 2012

Extreme ozone depletion in the 2010–2011 Arctic winter stratosphere as observed by MIPAS/ENVISAT using a 2-D tomographic approach

E. Arnone, E. Castelli, E. Papandrea, M. Carlotti, and B. M. Dinelli

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 12, 9149–9165, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-12-9149-2012,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-12-9149-2012, 2012

10 Sep 2012

A comparative study of the major sudden stratospheric warmings in the Arctic winters 2003/2004–2009/2010

J. Kuttippurath and G. Nikulin

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 12, 8115–8129, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-12-8115-2012,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-12-8115-2012, 2012

06 Aug 2012

Record-breaking ozone loss in the Arctic winter 2010/2011: comparison with 1996/1997

J. Kuttippurath, S. Godin-Beekmann, F. Lefèvre, G. Nikulin, M. L. Santee, and L. Froidevaux

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 12, 7073–7085, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-12-7073-2012,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-12-7073-2012, 2012

25 Jul 2012

Diurnal variations of reactive chlorine and nitrogen oxides observed by MIPAS-B inside the January 2010 Arctic vortex

G. Wetzel, H. Oelhaf, O. Kirner, F. Friedl-Vallon, R. Ruhnke, A. Ebersoldt, A. Kleinert, G. Maucher, H. Nordmeyer, and J. Orphal

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 12, 6581–6592, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-12-6581-2012,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-12-6581-2012, 2012

25 Apr 2012

On the linkage between tropospheric and Polar Stratospheric clouds in the Arctic as observed by space–borne lidar

P. Achtert, M. Karlsson Andersson, F. Khosrawi, and J. Gumbel

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 12, 3791–3798, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-12-3791-2012,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-12-3791-2012, 2012

19 Apr 2012

The 2009–2010 Arctic stratospheric winter – general evolution, mountain waves and predictability of an operational weather forecast model

A. Dörnbrack, M. C. Pitts, L. R. Poole, Y. J. Orsolini, K. Nishii, and H. Nakamura

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 12, 3659–3675, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-12-3659-2012,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-12-3659-2012, 2012

02 Feb 2012

ClOOCl photolysis at high solar zenith angles: analysis of the RECONCILE self-match flight

O. Sumińska-Ebersoldt, R. Lehmann, T. Wegner, J.-U. Grooß, E. Hösen, R. Weigel, W. Frey, S. Griessbach, V. Mitev, C. Emde, C. M. Volk, S. Borrmann, M. Rex, F. Stroh, and M. von Hobe

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 12, 1353–1365, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-12-1353-2012,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-12-1353-2012, 2012

07 Dec 2011

Stratospheric ozone chemistry in the Antarctic: what determines the lowest ozone values reached and their recovery?

J.-U. Grooß, K. Brautzsch, R. Pommrich, S. Solomon, and R. Müller

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 11, 12217–12226, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-11-12217-2011,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-11-12217-2011, 2011

11 Nov 2011

The Brewer-Dobson circulation and total ozone from seasonal to decadal time scales

M. Weber, S. Dikty, J. P. Burrows, H. Garny, M. Dameris, A. Kubin, J. Abalichin, and U. Langematz

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 11, 11221–11235, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-11-11221-2011,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-11-11221-2011, 2011

19 Aug 2011

Denitrification and polar stratospheric cloud formation during the Arctic winter 2009/2010

F. Khosrawi, J. Urban, M. C. Pitts, P. Voelger, P. Achtert, M. Kaphlanov, M. L. Santee, G. L. Manney, D. Murtagh, and K.-H. Fricke

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 11, 8471–8487, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-11-8471-2011,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-11-8471-2011, 2011

12 Jul 2011

Modelling the effect of denitrification on polar ozone depletion for Arctic winter 2004/2005

W. Feng, M. P. Chipperfield, S. Davies, G. W. Mann, K. S. Carslaw, S. Dhomse, L. Harvey, C. Randall, and M. L. Santee

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 11, 6559–6573, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-11-6559-2011,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-11-6559-2011, 2011

01 Jun 2011

Retrievals of chlorine chemistry kinetic parameters from Antarctic ClO microwave radiometer measurements

S. Kremser, R. Schofield, G. E. Bodeker, B. J. Connor, M. Rex, J. Barret, T. Mooney, R. J. Salawitch, T. Canty, K. Frieler, M. P. Chipperfield, U. Langematz, and W. Feng

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 11, 5183–5193, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-11-5183-2011,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-11-5183-2011, 2011

10 Mar 2011

The 2009–2010 Arctic polar stratospheric cloud season: a CALIPSO perspective

M. C. Pitts, L. R. Poole, A. Dörnbrack, and L. W. Thomason

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 11, 2161–2177, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-11-2161-2011,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-11-2161-2011, 2011