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Exchange of Ozone Between the Atmospheric Boundary Layer and the Free Troposphere

The Report from TOR Task Group 3a

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The importance of exchange processes between the atmospheric boundary layer and the free troposphere on the boundary layer ozone budget was studied by data analysis and model simulations. The current results indicate that, even over continental Europe, large-scale synoptically induced vertical motions are more important to the low level ozone budget than convective events. A long term simulation with a fully coupled and validated climate and chemistry model may enable a full evaluation of the significance of all exchange mechanisms on the boundary layer ozone budget.

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  1. RIVM, P.O.Box 1, Bilthoven, BA, 3720, The Netherlands

    J. P. Beck, E. J. J. Kirchner, H. Kunz & W. A. J. van Pul

  2. University of Athens, 33 Ippokratous str, Athens, 106 80, Greece

    N. Asimakopoulos, G. Chronopoulos & C. Varotsos

  3. lnstitute of Applied Environmental Research, Stockholm, S-106 91, Sweden

    V. Bazhanov

  4. Geophysik und Meteorologie, Univ.Cologne, Aachenerstr. 201-209, Köln, D-50932, Germany

    H. J. Bock, A. Ebel, H. Hass, H. J. Jakobs & M. Memmesheimer

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    D. De Muer & P. van Haver

  6. Geophysics Institute, University Bergen, Allégaten 70, Bergen, N-5007, Norway

    F. Flatøy & Ø. Hov

  7. Geophysik und Meteorologie, Univ. Cologne, Kerpener Str. 13, Köln, D-50923, Germany

    P. Speth

  8. IFU, Kreuzeckbahnstr. 19, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, D-82 467, Germany

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Beck, J.P. et al. (1997). Exchange of Ozone Between the Atmospheric Boundary Layer and the Free Troposphere. In: Hov, Ø. (eds) Tropospheric Ozone Research. Transport and Chemical Transformation of Pollutants in the Troposphere, vol 6. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-58729-0_5

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