AUTHOR=Xu Wenwen , Song Qianqian , Li Yajuan , Shi Chunhua , Sun Bo , Su Yucheng , Tang Zhou , Du Yahan , Guo Dong TITLE=Effects of Stationary and Transient Transport of Ozone on the Ozone Valley Over the Tibetan Plateau in Summer JOURNAL=Frontiers in Earth Science VOLUME=9 YEAR=2021 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/earth-science/articles/10.3389/feart.2021.608018 DOI=10.3389/feart.2021.608018 ISSN=2296-6463 ABSTRACT=
We studied the effects of the stationary and transient transport of ozone in the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere (UTLS) on the ozone valley over the Tibetan Plateau (OVTP) in summer using the daily ERA-Interim reanalysis dataset for the time period 1979–2016. We used the Lorenz circulation decomposition method to separate the stationary and transient transport of ozone into terms related to either the mean flow or eddies. The decrease in the total ozone concentration in summer is associated with the transport of ozone, which, in turn, reinforces the OVTP. The zonal (meridional) transport of ozone, which combines stationary and transient transport, strengthens (weakens) the ozone valley. The stationary zonal (meridional) transport of ozone strengthens (weakens) the ozone valley. The transient zonal (meridional) transport of ozone weakens (strengthens) the ozone valley, but this effect is weaker than that of stationary transport. The mean flow has the dominant role, especially in the stationary component. The effect of eddies on the zonal transient transport of ozone is as strong as that of the mean flow. For stationary transport, the zonal deviation of ozone transported by the zonal mean flow in the zonal (meridional) direction