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Impact of stratospheric ozone hole recovery on Antarctic climate

  1. Judith Perlwitz1,4,
  2. Steven Pawson2,
  3. Ryan L. Fogt3,
  4. J. Eric Nielsen2,
  5. William D. Neff3

Article first published online: 26 APR 2008

DOI: 10.1029/2008GL033317

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Geophysical Research Letters

Geophysical Research Letters

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Perlwitz, J., S. Pawson, R. L. Fogt, J. E. Nielsen, and W. D. Neff (2008), Impact of stratospheric ozone hole recovery on Antarctic climate, Geophys. Res. Lett., 35, L08714, doi:10.1029/2008GL033317.

Author Information

  1. 1

    Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USA

  2. 2

    Global Modeling and Assimilation Office, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland, USA

  3. 3

    Physical Sciences Division, Earth System Research Laboratory, NOAA, Boulder, Colorado, USA

  4. 4

    Also at Physical Sciences Division, Earth System Research Laboratory, NOAA, Boulder, Colorado, USA.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 26 APR 2008
  2. Article first published online: 26 APR 2008
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 25 MAR 2008
  4. Manuscript Revised: 18 MAR 2008
  5. Manuscript Received: 21 JAN 2008

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Keywords:

  • ozone recovery;
  • Antarctic climate change;
  • chemistry-climate interactions

[1] Model experiments have revealed that stratospheric polar ozone depletion and anthropogenic increase of greenhouse gases (GHG) have both contributed to the observed increase of summertime tropospheric westerlies in the Southern Hemisphere (SH) with the ozone influence dominating. As the stratospheric halogen loading decreases in the future, ozone is expected to return to higher values, with the disappearance of the Antarctic ozone hole. The impact of this ozone recovery on SH climate is investigated using 21st century simulations with a chemistry climate model (CCM). The model response to the ozone recovery by 2100 shows that tropospheric circulation changes during austral summer caused by ozone depletion between 1970 and 2000 almost reverse, despite increasing GHG concentrations. Comparison of the CCM results with multi-model scenario experiments from the Fourth Assessment Report (AR4) by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) emphasize the importance of stratospheric ozone recovery for Antarctic climate.

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