A Model Study of the Response of Mesospheric Ozone to Short-Term Solar Ultraviolet Flux Variations

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dc.contributor.authorSummers, Michael E.
dc.contributor.authorStrobel, D. F.
dc.contributor.authorBevilacqua, R. M.
dc.contributor.authorZhu, Xun
dc.contributor.authorDeLand, M. T.
dc.contributor.authorAllen, M.
dc.contributor.authorKeating, G. M.
dc.date.accessioned2012-07-13T20:58:20Z
dc.date.available2012-07-13T20:58:20Z
dc.date.issued1990-12-20T00:00:00Z
dc.description.abstractAn investigation is conducted in order to determine the relative importance of several modeled processes in controlling the magnitude and phase of the mesospheric ozone response. A detailed one-dimensional modeling study of the mesospheric ozone response to solar UV flux variations is conducted to remove some of the deficiencies in previous studies. This study is also used to examine specifically the importance of solar zenith angle, self-consistent calculation of water vapor abundance, and temperature feedback with a nonlocal thermodynamic equilibrium radiation model. The photochemical model is described, and the assumptions made for the purpose of comparing model results with the observed ozone response obtained from a statistical analysis of Solar Mesosphere Explorer data (Keating et al., 1987) are discussed. The numerical results for the theoretical ozone response are presented. The results of selected time-dependent calculations are considered to illustrate the degree to which a relatively simple model of the mesosphere is able to capture the major characteristics of the observed response.
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Geophysical Research, Vol. 95, No. D13, Pages 22,523-22,538, December 20, 1990. 10.1029/JD095iD13p22523
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1920/7897
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherAmerican Geophysical Union
dc.rightsCopyright 1990 by the American Geophysical Union.
dc.subjectAtmospheric composition
dc.subjectMesosphere
dc.subjectOzone
dc.subjectRadiative transfer
dc.titleA Model Study of the Response of Mesospheric Ozone to Short-Term Solar Ultraviolet Flux Variations
dc.typeArticle

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