Impact of different vertical transport representations on simulating processes in the tropical tropopause layer (TTL) / Felix Plöger. 2010
Inhalt
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The tropical tropopause layer (TTL)
- 2.1 Periodic variations of trace gases in the TTL
- 2.2 Annual cycle of ozone above the tropical tropopause
- 2.3 Hydration and dehydration in the TTL
- 3 Data and method
- 4 Impact of the transport representation on modelling transport in the TTL
- 4.1 Trajectory set-up
- 4.2 Tropical upwelling
- 4.3 Transport into the TTL
- 4.4 Transport across the TTL
- 4.5 Discussion: Sensitive and robust transport characteristics
- 4.6 Chapter conclusions
- 5 Insight from ozone and water vapour on transport in the TTL
- 5.1 Backtrajectory prediction of water vapour and ozone
- 5.2 Ozone and water vapour in the TTL
- 5.3 Ozone and water vapour predictions for diabatic and kinematic transport
- 5.4 Discussion: Water vapour, ozone and transport in the TTL
- 5.5 Chapter conclusions
- 6 Impact of horizontal in-mixing on trace gas seasonality in the TTL
- 6.1 Seasonality of transport into the TTL
- 6.2 Seasonality of trace gas concentrations
- 6.3 Discussion: The annual ozone cycle in the TTL
- 6.4 Chapter conclusions
- 7 CLaMS simulations based on ERA-Interim
- 7.1 Model configuration
- 7.2 Comparison between CLaMS simulation and satellite observations
- 7.3 Chapter conclusions
- 8 Summary and conclusions
- A Vertical transport in CLaMS
- B Effect of production, loss and transport on ozone in the TTL
- Symbols and abbreviations
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- Bibliography