On the relationship between the strength of the Brewer-Dobson circulation and the age of stratospheric air

dc.contributor.authorAustin, John
dc.contributor.authorLi, Feng
dc.date.accessioned2023-01-30T19:43:36Z
dc.date.available2023-01-30T19:43:36Z
dc.date.issued2006-09-08
dc.description.abstractThe strength of the Brewer-Dobson circulation is computed for multi-decadal simulations of a coupled chemistry-climate model covering the period 1960 to 2100. The circulation strength, as computed from the tropical mass upwelling, generally increases throughout the simulations. The model also includes an age of air tracer which generally decreases during the simulations. The two different transport concepts of mass upwelling and reciprocal of the age of air are investigated empirically from the model simulations. The results indicate that the variables are linearly related in the model but with a change of gradient some time near 2005. Possible reasons for the change of gradient are discussed.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipWe would like to thank S.-J. Lin and R. J. Wilson (both GFDL) for their suggestions for improvements to the manuscript. Alan Plumb and one anonymous reviewer are thanked for suggesting improvements in review.en_US
dc.description.urihttps://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1029/2006GL026867en_US
dc.format.extent4 pagesen_US
dc.genrejournal articlesen_US
dc.identifierdoi:10.13016/m2oudb-bkfg
dc.identifier.citationAustin, J.,and F. Li (2006), On the relationship between the strength of theBrewer-Dobson circulation and the age of stratospheric air,Geophys. Res. Lett.,33, L17807, doi:10.1029/2006GL026867.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1029/2006GL026867
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11603/26743
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherAGUen_US
dc.relation.isAvailableAtThe University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)
dc.relation.ispartofUMBC GESTAR II Collection
dc.rightsThis work was written as part of one of the author's official duties as an Employee of the United States Government and is therefore a work of the United States Government. In accordance with 17 U.S.C. 105, no copyright protection is available for such works under U.S. Law.en_US
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dc.titleOn the relationship between the strength of the Brewer-Dobson circulation and the age of stratospheric airen_US
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