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The representation of solar cycle signals in stratospheric ozone. Part II: Analysis of global models

Monthly and zonal mean coefficients for the 11 year solar cycle effect on stratospheric ozone derived from the CMIP6 ozone dataset. The coefficients are provided on a 3-D (latitude-pressure-month) grid and are derived using multiple linear regression of ozone against either: (1) the F10.7cm solar radio flux (cmip6_solar-o3_coeffs_per_SFU.nc); and (2) the 200-320 nm integrated spectral solar irradiance (cmip6_solar-o3_coeffs_per_Wm-2.nc) for the period 1960-2011. The coefficients are provided in terms of both % and mol mol-1 of ozone change. Also included are p-values for the ozone coefficients as a function of latitude-pressure-month. The dataset is provided in NetCDF format.

Effect of Blue Jets on Atmospheric Composition: Feasibility of Measurement From a Stratospheric Balloon

The feasibility study of the HALESIS (High-Altitude Luminous Events Studied by Infrared Spectro-imagery) project is presented. The purpose of this experiment is to measure the atmospheric perturbation in the minutes following the occurrence of transient luminous events (TLEs) from a stratospheric balloon in the altitude range of 20-40 km. The instrumentation will include a spectro-imager embedded in a pointing gondola. Infrared signatures of a single blue jet were simulated under the assumption of local thermodynamic equilibrium (LTE), and were then compared with a panel of commercially available instrument specifications. The sensitivity of the signatures with a local perturbation of the main vibrational energy level populations of CO2, CO, NO, O3, and H2O was measured and the infrared signatures of a single blue jet taking into account non-LTE hypotheses were compared with the same panel of commercially available instrument specifications. Lastly, the feasibility of the study is discussed.