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Global Atmospheric OCS Trend Analysis From 22 NDACC Stations
Hannigan, James W.; Ortega, Ivan; Shams, Shima Bahramvash et al.
2022In Journal of Geophysical Research. Atmospheres, 127 (4), p. 2021JD035764
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Keywords :
carbonyl sulfide; remote sensing; long term trends; stratosphere; troposphere
Abstract :
[en] Abstract Carbonyl sulfide (OCS) is a non-hygroscopic trace species in the free troposphere and a large sulfur reservoir maintained by both direct oceanic, geologic, biogenic, and anthropogenic emissions and the oxidation of other sulfur-containing source species. It is the largest source of sulfur transported to the stratosphere during volcanically quiescent periods. Data from 22 ground-based globally dispersed stations are used to derive trends in total and partial column OCS. Middle infrared spectral data are recorded by solar-viewing Fourier transform interferometers that are operated as part of the Network for the Detection of Atmospheric Composition Change between 1986 and 2020. Vertical information in the retrieved profiles provides analysis of discreet altitudinal regions. Trends are found to have well-defined inflection points. In two linear trend time periods ∼2002 to 2008 and ∼2008 to 2016 tropospheric trends range from ∼0.0 to (1.55 ± 0.30 %/yr) in contrast to the prior period where all tropospheric trends are negative. Regression analyses show strongest correlation in the free troposphere with anthropogenic emissions. Stratospheric trends in the period ∼2008 to 2016 are positive up to (1.93 ± 0.26 %/yr) except notably low latitude stations that have negative stratospheric trends. Since ∼2016, all stations show a free tropospheric decrease to 2020. Stratospheric OCS is regressed with simultaneously measured N2O to derive a trend accounting for dynamical variability. Stratospheric lifetimes are derived and range from (54.1 ± 9.7)yr in the sub-tropics to (103.4 ± 18.3)yr in Antarctica. These unique long-term measurements provide new and critical constraints on the global OCS budget.
Research Center/Unit :
Sphères - SPHERES
STAR - Space sciences, Technologies and Astrophysics Research - ULiège
Disciplines :
Earth sciences & physical geography
Author, co-author :
Hannigan, James W.
Ortega, Ivan
Shams, Shima Bahramvash
Blumenstock, Thomas
Campbell, John Elliott
Conway, Stephanie
Flood, Victoria
Garcia, Omaira
Griffith, David
Grutter, Michel
Hase, Frank
Jeseck, Pascal
Jones, Nicholas
Mahieu, Emmanuel  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'astrophys., géophysique et océanographie (AGO) > Groupe infra-rouge de phys. atmosph. et solaire (GIRPAS)
Makarova, Maria
De Mazière, Martine
Morino, Isamu
Murata, Isao
Nagahama, Toomo
Nakijima, Hideaki
Notholt, Justus
Palm, Mathias
Poberovskii, Anatoliy
Rettinger, Markus
Robinson, John
Röhling, Amelie N.
Schneider, Matthias
Servais, Christian ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'astrophys., géophysique et océanographie (AGO) > Groupe infra-rouge de phys. atmosph. et solaire (GIRPAS)
Smale, Dan
Stremme, Wolfgang
Strong, Kimberly
Sussmann, Ralf
Te, Yao
Vigouroux, Corinne
Wizenberg, Tyler
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Language :
English
Title :
Global Atmospheric OCS Trend Analysis From 22 NDACC Stations
Publication date :
February 2022
Journal title :
Journal of Geophysical Research. Atmospheres
ISSN :
2169-897X
eISSN :
2169-8996
Publisher :
Wiley, Hoboken, United States - New Jersey
Volume :
127
Issue :
4
Pages :
e2021JD035764
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
Funders :
F.R.S.-FNRS - Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique [BE]
Office Fédéral de Météorologie et de Climatologie MétéoSuisse [CH]
Commentary :
e2021JD035764 2021JD035764
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