Isentropic scaling analysis of ozone in the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere
We examine ozone concentrations recorded by 7630 commercial flights from August 1994 to December 1997 for spatial scaling properties. The large amount of data allows an approximately isentropic analysis of ozone variability in the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere. Since ozone is a good passi...
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| author | Cho, John Y. N. Thouret, Valérie Newell, Reginald E. Marenco, Alain |
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| author_facet | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences Cho, John Y. N. Thouret, Valérie Newell, Reginald E. Marenco, Alain |
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| description | We examine ozone concentrations recorded by 7630 commercial flights from August 1994 to December 1997 for spatial scaling properties. The large amount of data allows an approximately isentropic analysis of ozone variability in the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere. Since ozone is a good passive tracer at cruise altitudes, the results provide a strong diagnostic for scalar advection theories and models. Calculations of structure functions and increment probability distribution functions show that ozone variability scales anomalously from ∼2 to ∼2000 km, although not continuously in this interval. We find no evidence for the simple scaling predicted for smooth advection/diffusion, even at the large scales. At mesoscales the upper tropospheric ozone field is rougher and more intermittent than in the lower stratosphere. Within the troposphere the equatorial ozone field is rougher than at higher latitudes, and the intermittency decreases with increasing latitude. In the stratosphere the intermittency and roughness are greater at high latitudes and over land than at midlatitudes and over the ocean. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/1110782022-10-01T04:21:50Z Isentropic scaling analysis of ozone in the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere Cho, John Y. N. Thouret, Valérie Newell, Reginald E. Marenco, Alain Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences Cho, John Y. N. Cho, John Y. N. Thouret, Valérie Newell, Reginald E. We examine ozone concentrations recorded by 7630 commercial flights from August 1994 to December 1997 for spatial scaling properties. The large amount of data allows an approximately isentropic analysis of ozone variability in the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere. Since ozone is a good passive tracer at cruise altitudes, the results provide a strong diagnostic for scalar advection theories and models. Calculations of structure functions and increment probability distribution functions show that ozone variability scales anomalously from ∼2 to ∼2000 km, although not continuously in this interval. We find no evidence for the simple scaling predicted for smooth advection/diffusion, even at the large scales. At mesoscales the upper tropospheric ozone field is rougher and more intermittent than in the lower stratosphere. Within the troposphere the equatorial ozone field is rougher than at higher latitudes, and the intermittency decreases with increasing latitude. In the stratosphere the intermittency and roughness are greater at high latitudes and over land than at midlatitudes and over the ocean. United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Grant NAG1-2306) 2017-08-31T17:46:42Z 2017-08-31T17:46:42Z 2001-05 2000-04 Article http://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle 2169-8996 2169-897X http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/111078 Cho, John Y. N., et al. “Isentropic Scaling Analysis of Ozone in the Upper Troposphere and Lower Stratosphere.” Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres 106, D9 (May 2001): 10023–10038 © 2001 American Geophysical Union en_US http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2000JD900733 Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres Article is made available in accordance with the publisher's policy and may be subject to US copyright law. Please refer to the publisher's site for terms of use. application/pdf American Geophysical Union (AGU) Cho |
| spellingShingle | Cho, John Y. N. Thouret, Valérie Newell, Reginald E. Marenco, Alain Isentropic scaling analysis of ozone in the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere |
| title | Isentropic scaling analysis of ozone in the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere |
| title_full | Isentropic scaling analysis of ozone in the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere |
| title_fullStr | Isentropic scaling analysis of ozone in the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere |
| title_full_unstemmed | Isentropic scaling analysis of ozone in the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere |
| title_short | Isentropic scaling analysis of ozone in the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere |
| title_sort | isentropic scaling analysis of ozone in the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/111078 |
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