An ozone conservation equation is added to the global nine-layer general circulationmodel to simulate the heating effect on the upper atmosphere due to the absorption of theultraviolet part of solar radiation by ozone...An ozone conservation equation is added to the global nine-layer general circulationmodel to simulate the heating effect on the upper atmosphere due to the absorption of theultraviolet part of solar radiation by ozone and the changes of temperature, pressure andwind fields caused by ozone heating. The experiment shows that the heating rate by ozoneis much larger than that by other elements such as water vapour in stratosphere. Thetemperature distribution and strength of zonal wind in tropopause and above calculated withozone effect are much different from the results simulated without ozone. The ozone heatingaffects not only the zonal wind but also the meridional wind, so that the Walker Circulationand Hadley Cell are all changed accordingly. Besides, it can be seen that the influences ofozone on the meteorological elements are small in troposphere, while it still makes apparentlyresponse near the surface. Especially, it is much larger above the land than above the ocean.展开更多
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文摘An ozone conservation equation is added to the global nine-layer general circulationmodel to simulate the heating effect on the upper atmosphere due to the absorption of theultraviolet part of solar radiation by ozone and the changes of temperature, pressure andwind fields caused by ozone heating. The experiment shows that the heating rate by ozoneis much larger than that by other elements such as water vapour in stratosphere. Thetemperature distribution and strength of zonal wind in tropopause and above calculated withozone effect are much different from the results simulated without ozone. The ozone heatingaffects not only the zonal wind but also the meridional wind, so that the Walker Circulationand Hadley Cell are all changed accordingly. Besides, it can be seen that the influences ofozone on the meteorological elements are small in troposphere, while it still makes apparentlyresponse near the surface. Especially, it is much larger above the land than above the ocean.
