Author: Helmut K. WeickmannPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Convection (Meteorology)
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
The Sources and Sinks of Water Vapor in the Stratosphere
Author: Helmut K. WeickmannPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Convection (Meteorology)
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
The Role of the Stratosphere in Global Change
Author: Marie-Lise ChaninPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 9783642783081
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Scientists concerned with the processes occurring in the stratosphere are becoming more and more aware of the role that the stratosphere may play in the global climate and in global change in general. This book focuses on the basic processes taking place in the stratosphere and on the stratospheric changes which may occur from either natural or anthropogenic forcing. Of major concern here is the consequence of the increasing Antarctic Ozone Hole and the possibility of similar processes occurring at northern latitudes. One of the expected consequences of the change in the stratospheric composition, mainly ozone depletion, is the change in the penetration of UV-B in the troposphere, at the surface, and in the top layers of the ocean. Monitoring and modeling of those changes are still in infancy, even though the implications may be of utmost importance for the entire biosphere. Several aspects of these consequences with regard to aquatic ecosystems, terrestrial vegetation and human health are presented by experts in these fields.
Stratosphere Troposphere Interactions
Author: K. MohanakumarPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 9789048178094
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Stratospheric processes play a signi?cant role in regulating the weather and c- mate of the Earth system. Solar radiation, which is the primary source of energy for the tropospheric weather systems, is absorbed by ozone when it passes through the stratosphere, thereby modulating the solar-forcing energy reaching into the t- posphere. The concentrations of the radiatively sensitive greenhouse gases present in the lower atmosphere, such as water vapor, carbon dioxide, and ozone, control the radiation balance of the atmosphere by the two-way interaction between the stratosphere and troposphere. The stratosphere is the transition region which interacts with the weather s- tems in the lower atmosphere and the richly ionized upper atmosphere. Therefore, this part of the atmosphere provides a long list of challenging scienti?c problems of basic nature involving its thermal structure, energetics, composition, dynamics, chemistry, and modeling. The lower stratosphere is very much linked dynamically, radiatively,and chemically with the upper troposphere,even though the temperature characteristics of these regions are different. The stratosphere is a region of high stability, rich in ozone and poor in water - por and temperature increases with altitude. The lower stratospheric ozone absorbs the harmful ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun and protects life on the Earth. On the other hand, the troposphere has high concentrations of water vapor, is low in ozone, and temperature decreases with altitude. The convective activity is more in the troposphere than in the stratosphere.
Dynamical Processes in the Stratosphere and Upper Troposphere and Their Influence on the Distribution of Trace Gases in the Polar Atmosphere
Author: Alexey KarpechkoPublisher:
ISBN: 9789516976238
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Tiivistelmä: Dynaamiset prosessit stratosfäärissä ja ylemmässä troposfäärissä ja niiden vaikutus hivenkaasujen leviämiseen napa-alueiden ilmäkehässä.
Stratosphere-troposphere Exchange of Ozone, Diagnosed from an ECMWF Ozone Simulation Experiment
Author: Harm LuykxPublisher:
ISBN: 9789036921534
Category : Ozone
Languages : en
Pages : 37
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