Ozone impact from solar energetic particles cools the polar stratosphere

Monika E. Szela̧g; Daniel R. Marsh; Pekka T. Verronen; Annika Seppälä; Niilo Kalakoski

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-34666-y

Nature Communications (Nov 2022)

Ozone impact from solar energetic particles cools the polar stratosphere

Monika E. Szela̧g,
Daniel R. Marsh,
Pekka T. Verronen,
Annika Seppälä,
Niilo Kalakoski

Affiliations

Monika E. Szela̧g: Space and Earth Observation Centre, Finnish Meteorological Institute
Daniel R. Marsh: Climate and Global Dynamics Laboratory, National Center for Atmospheric Research
Pekka T. Verronen: Space and Earth Observation Centre, Finnish Meteorological Institute
Annika Seppälä: Department of Physics, University of Otago
Niilo Kalakoski: Space and Earth Observation Centre, Finnish Meteorological Institute

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-34666-y
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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This work reveals a significant energetic particle precipitation (EPP) impact on ozone and stratospheric temperatures during late winter/spring and highlights the need for an improved representation of decadal EPP forcing in climate simulations.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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