Overview

Scientists concerned with processes occurring in the stratosphere are becoming aware of the role that the stratosphere may play in global climate and in global change in general. This book focuses on the basic processes taking place in the stratosphere and on the stratospheric changes which may occur from either natural or anthropogenic forcing. Of major concern is the consequence of the increasing Antarctic Ozone Hole and the possibility of similar processes occurring at northern latitudes. One of the expected consequences of the change in the stratospheric composition, mainly ozone depletion, is the change in the penetration of UV-B in the troposphere, at the surface, and in the top layers of the ocean. Monitoring and modelling these changes is still difficult, although the implications may be of the utmost importance for the entire biosphere.

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Author:   Marie-Lise Chanin
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Edition:   illustrated edition
Volume:   v. 8
Weight:   1.045kg
ISBN:  

9783540568438

ISBN 10:   3540568433
Pages:   576
Publication Date:   30 August 1993
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Basic Processes in the Stratosphere.- The Stratosphere: An Introduction.- Tropospheric Forcing of the Middle Atmosphere.- Processes associated with Stratospheric Ozone Decrease: Homogeneous Chemistry.- Heterogeneous Chemistry of Polar Stratospheric Clouds and Volcanic Aerosols.- Mixing Processes in the Extra Tropical Stratosphere.- The Methane Atmospheric Cycle.- Modelling of the Troposphere - Stratosphere System.- Three Dimensional Transport-Chemistry studies of the Stratosphere using Satellite Data together with Data Assimilation.- The Stratosphere in General Circulation Models.- The role of Radiation in the Stratosphere and its Representation in Models.- Influence of the Stratospheric Circulation Change on the Troposphere in the Northern Hemisphere Winter.- Natural and Anthropogenic forcing of the Middle Atmosphere: Detection of Trends.- Troposphere-Stratosphere coupling in the Tropics: the Role of El Nino and the QBO.- Some Influences responsible for the Interannual Variations in the Stratosphere of the Northern Hemisphere.- The Greenhouse Effect and Stratospheric change.- Long term Trend in the Middle Atmosphere Temperature.- Monitoring Stratospheric Ozone from Space.- Monitoring of Stratospheric Changes at the Jungfraujoch Station by HR-IR Solar Observations in support of the NDSC.- Recent Observational Results.- Preliminary Results of the European Arctic Campaign.- Major Results from SAGE II.- An overview of the Relevant Results from the ATMOS Missions of 1985 and 1992.- Monitoring and Modeling of UV changes in the Troposphere and at the Surface.- Atmospheric Changes and UV-B Monitoring.- Modeling of UV Penetration through the Atmosphere and Ocean.- Tropospheric Photochemistry and its Response to UV Changes.- Trends in Surface UV Radiation.- Biospheric Effects and Feedbacks resulting from Solar UV-B changes.- Implications of increased Solar UVB for Aquatic Ecosystems.- Implications of increased Solar UVB for Terrestrial Vegetation.- Implications of increased Solar UVB for Cancer Incidence.- Ultraviolet-Induced immune suppression and its relationship to stratospheric ozone depletion.

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