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A comparison of two- and three-dimensional tracer transport within a stratospheric circulation model.

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Abstract

Use of the residual circulation for stratospheric tracer transport has been compared to a fully three-dimensional calculation. The wind fields used in this study were obtained from a global, semispectral, primitive equation model, extending from 10 to 100 km in altitude. Comparisons were done with a passive tracer and an ozone-like substance over a two-month period corresponding to a Northern Hemisphere winter. It was found that the use of the residual circulation can lead to errors in the tracer concentrations of about a factor of 2. -from Authors

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1792-1808
Number of pages17
JournalJournal of the Atmospheric Sciences
Volume42
Issue number17
DOIs
StatePublished - 1985

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