The Troposphere-to-Stratosphere Transport Caused by a Rossby Wave Breaking Event over the Tibetan Plateau in Mid-March 2006
Based on reanalysis data, satellite ozone concentration observations, and a Lagrangian trajectory simulation, a Rossby wave breaking (RWB) event and its effect on stratosphere–troposphere exchange (STE) over the Tibetan Plateau in mid-March 2006 were investigated. Results showed that the increased e...
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| description | Based on reanalysis data, satellite ozone concentration observations, and a Lagrangian trajectory simulation, a Rossby wave breaking (RWB) event and its effect on stratosphere–troposphere exchange (STE) over the Tibetan Plateau in mid-March 2006 were investigated. Results showed that the increased eddy heat flux from the subtropical westerly jet magnified the amplitude of the Rossby wave, which contributed to the occurrence of the cyclonic RWB event. The quasi-horizontal cyclonic motion of the isentropic potential vorticity in the RWB cut the tropical tropospheric air mass into the extratropical stratosphere, completing the stratosphere–troposphere mass exchange. Meanwhile, the tropopause folding zone extended polewards by 10° of latitude and the tropospheric air mass escaped from the tropical tropopause layer into the extratropical stratosphere through the tropopause folding zone. The particles in the troposphere-to-stratosphere transport (TST) pathway migrated both eastwards and polewards in the horizontal direction, and shifted upwards in the vertical direction. Eventually, the mass of the TST particles reached about 3.8 × 10<sup>14</sup> kg, accounting for 42.2% of the particles near the tropopause in the RWB event. The rest of the particles remained in the troposphere, where they moved eastwards rapidly along the westerly jet and slid down in the downstream upper frontal zone. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7e11021fe6f54f17896de93962f8aa1a2023-12-02T00:51:19ZengMDPI AGRemote Sensing2072-42922022-12-0115115510.3390/rs15010155The Troposphere-to-Stratosphere Transport Caused by a Rossby Wave Breaking Event over the Tibetan Plateau in Mid-March 2006Jinyao Zhu0Xin Jin1Chunhua Shi2Dan Chen3Key Laboratory of Meteorological Disaster, Ministry of Education (KLME)/Joint International Research Laboratory of Climate and Environment Change (ILCEC)/Collaborative Innovation Center on Forecast and Evaluation of Meteorological Disasters (CIC-FEMD), Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing 210044, ChinaKey Laboratory of Meteorological Disaster, Ministry of Education (KLME)/Joint International Research Laboratory of Climate and Environment Change (ILCEC)/Collaborative Innovation Center on Forecast and Evaluation of Meteorological Disasters (CIC-FEMD), Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing 210044, ChinaKey Laboratory of Meteorological Disaster, Ministry of Education (KLME)/Joint International Research Laboratory of Climate and Environment Change (ILCEC)/Collaborative Innovation Center on Forecast and Evaluation of Meteorological Disasters (CIC-FEMD), Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing 210044, ChinaKey Laboratory of Meteorological Disaster, Ministry of Education (KLME)/Joint International Research Laboratory of Climate and Environment Change (ILCEC)/Collaborative Innovation Center on Forecast and Evaluation of Meteorological Disasters (CIC-FEMD), Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing 210044, ChinaBased on reanalysis data, satellite ozone concentration observations, and a Lagrangian trajectory simulation, a Rossby wave breaking (RWB) event and its effect on stratosphere–troposphere exchange (STE) over the Tibetan Plateau in mid-March 2006 were investigated. Results showed that the increased eddy heat flux from the subtropical westerly jet magnified the amplitude of the Rossby wave, which contributed to the occurrence of the cyclonic RWB event. The quasi-horizontal cyclonic motion of the isentropic potential vorticity in the RWB cut the tropical tropospheric air mass into the extratropical stratosphere, completing the stratosphere–troposphere mass exchange. Meanwhile, the tropopause folding zone extended polewards by 10° of latitude and the tropospheric air mass escaped from the tropical tropopause layer into the extratropical stratosphere through the tropopause folding zone. The particles in the troposphere-to-stratosphere transport (TST) pathway migrated both eastwards and polewards in the horizontal direction, and shifted upwards in the vertical direction. Eventually, the mass of the TST particles reached about 3.8 × 10<sup>14</sup> kg, accounting for 42.2% of the particles near the tropopause in the RWB event. The rest of the particles remained in the troposphere, where they moved eastwards rapidly along the westerly jet and slid down in the downstream upper frontal zone.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/15/1/155rossby wave breakingstratosphere–troposphere exchangetroposphere-to-stratosphere transporttropical tropopause layer |
| spellingShingle | Jinyao Zhu Xin Jin Chunhua Shi Dan Chen The Troposphere-to-Stratosphere Transport Caused by a Rossby Wave Breaking Event over the Tibetan Plateau in Mid-March 2006 Remote Sensing rossby wave breaking stratosphere–troposphere exchange troposphere-to-stratosphere transport tropical tropopause layer |
| title | The Troposphere-to-Stratosphere Transport Caused by a Rossby Wave Breaking Event over the Tibetan Plateau in Mid-March 2006 |
| title_full | The Troposphere-to-Stratosphere Transport Caused by a Rossby Wave Breaking Event over the Tibetan Plateau in Mid-March 2006 |
| title_fullStr | The Troposphere-to-Stratosphere Transport Caused by a Rossby Wave Breaking Event over the Tibetan Plateau in Mid-March 2006 |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Troposphere-to-Stratosphere Transport Caused by a Rossby Wave Breaking Event over the Tibetan Plateau in Mid-March 2006 |
| title_short | The Troposphere-to-Stratosphere Transport Caused by a Rossby Wave Breaking Event over the Tibetan Plateau in Mid-March 2006 |
| title_sort | troposphere to stratosphere transport caused by a rossby wave breaking event over the tibetan plateau in mid march 2006 |
| topic | rossby wave breaking stratosphere–troposphere exchange troposphere-to-stratosphere transport tropical tropopause layer |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/15/1/155 |
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