Monday, 4 November 2002: 3:50 PM
Comparison of a 2D photochemical model to data using statistical trend analysis
We have analyzed our 23-year merged ozone data set for variability and
trends with a statistical time-series model. To assist in that
analysis, we have analyzed the Goddard 2D photochemical model for the
same time period with the same time-series model. Multiple runs of
the photochemical model allow us to separate the effects of various
terms on ozone, such as solar cycle and volcanic eruptions. We use
this to help us separate those signals from each other in the data.
We also used a smoothed version of the photochemical model's
prediction of global ozone change in place of a simple linear trend.
We find a number of interesting results. This particular
photochemical model is more sensitive to chlorine perturbations than
the atmosphere appears to be. It is less sensitive to solar cycle.
It predicts an effect from the Pinatubo eruption that is nearly
symmetric in the two hemispheres, but the data appears to have not
responded to Pinatubo in the southern mid-latitudes. These results
and their uncertainties will be discussed.
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