O profiles from GOME satellite data - II: Observations in the Arctic Spring 1997 and 1998

Kai-Uwe Eichmann, K. Bramstedt, M. Weber, V.V. Rozanov, R. Hoogen, and J.P. Burrows

Manuscript version from May 4, 1998,
final version: K.-U. Eichmann, et al., Physics and Chemistry of the Earth 24, 453-457, 1999.

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Abstract:

Ozone observations by the Global Ozone Monitoring Experiment (GOME) on ERS-2 during the Arctic spring 1997 and 1998 are presented. From the derived ozone vertical distributions, extensive regions of low ozone total column were observed and it is shown that the major decrease is dominating in the lower and middle stratosphere inside the polar vortex. The winter 1997/98 was warmer than the year before and less ozone depletion was observed. In spring 1998 an ozone mini-hole event was observed by GOME and ozone profiles under ozone mini-hole condition were derived for the first time.

• Introduction
• GOME Ozone Retrieval
• Results
  • Arctic Winter/Spring Observation in 1996/1997
  • GOME observation of an ozone mini-hole event in March 1998
• Conclusions
• References
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