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Analysis of annual cyclic variations in total ozone column over Indian region

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Annual Cyclic Variations (ACV) in the Total Ozone Column (TOC) were estimated in latitudinally averaged Multi Sensor Reanalysis (MSR) monthly mean TOC time-series data-set from Jan 1979 to Dec 2008 for Indian region. The TOC contents over any latitude is controlled by the photochemistry and dynamics present in different regions of the stratosphere and troposphere, correlation between ACV in TOC, and ACV in other climatic and dynamical factors—(i) Solar Insolation on a horizontal surface at the top of the atmosphere (ETSI); (ii) Zonal Wind at 30 hPa pressure level (ZW); (iii) Meridional Wind at 30 hPa pressure level (MW); and (iv) Air Temperature at 30 hPa pressure level (AT)—were taken into account to understand their role in the annual cyclic variability present in the TOC over Indian region. Contributions of ACV present in these climatic and dynamical factors to the ACV in TOC were ascertained by performing a multiple linear regression analysis by taking ACV in ETSI, ACV in ZW and ACV in AT as independent variables (co-variates) for ACV in TOC. It is concluded that in the tropical part of Indian region ACV in TOC is largely controlled by the photochemistry; whereas in the subtropical part of the region, the dynamics present in the stratosphere mainly decides ACV in TOC.

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Acknowledgments

Authors acknowledge Tropospheric Emission Monitoring Internet Service (TEMIS) for MSR TOC data-sets and Physical Science Division, Earth System Research Laboratory, National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (PSD, ESRL, NOAA) for NCEP-DOE Reanalysis-2 monthly mean time-series data-sets of Zonal Wind, Air Temperature and Meridional Wind used in present study. One of the authors, AT, acknowledges UGC (India) and DST (India) for their financial support in the form of fellowships and award of Research Project for Young Scientists. The financial assistance provided by CSIR (India) in the form of a research project to AKA is also acknowledged. We profusely thank anonymous reviewer for his critical and detailed appraisal of this manuscript, which has contributed immensely in the shaping of this manuscript.

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Calculated Q-Q plots for ACV-TOC data for respective months over 0–40°N. (DOCX 58 kb)

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Histograms showing ACV (DU) in zonally averaged (with 5° latitudinal resolution) monthly means MSR TOC time-series data-set (Jan 1979 to Dec 2008) for Indian region. (DOCX 39 kb)

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Plotted values for R 2 for ACV-TOC’s regression fit to the co-variates, individually (Top panel). Middle panel of the figure show R 2 obtained from multiple regression fit of ACV-TOC to the co-variates taken in pair. Lowest panel plot the R 2 values obtained from multiple regression fit of ACV-TOC to all the co-variates taken together (ETSI, ZW and AT). (DOCX 425 kb)

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Tandon, A., Yadav, S. & Attri, A.K. Analysis of annual cyclic variations in total ozone column over Indian region. J Atmos Chem 69, 321–335 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10874-012-9243-4

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