The Stratosphere

Published by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Geophysical Monograph Series, Volume 190. The Stratosphere: Dynamics, Transport, and Chemistry is the first volume in 20 years that offers a comprehensive review of the Earth's stratosphere, increasingly recognized as an important component of the climate system. The volume addresses key advances in our understanding of the stratospheric circulation and transport and summarizes the last two decades of research to provide a concise yet comprehensive overview of the state of the field. This monograph reviews many important aspects of the dynamics, transport, and chemistry of the stratosphere by some of the world's leading experts, including up-to-date discussions of Dynamics of stratospheric polar vortices Chemistry and dynamics of the ozone hole Role of solar variability in the stratosphere Effect of gravity waves in the stratosphere Importance of atmospheric annular modes This volume will be of interest to graduate students and scientists who wish to learn more about the stratosphere. It will also be useful to atmospheric science departments as a textbook for classes on the stratosphere.

Foreword: R. Alan Plumb—A Brief Biographical Sketch and Personal Tribute Adam H. Sobel vii Preface Lorenzo M. Polvani, Adam H. Sobel, and Darryn W. Waugh xiii Introduction Darryn W. Waugh and Lorenzo M. Polvani 1 Middle Atmosphere Research Before Alan Plumb Marvin A. Geller 5 Planetary Waves and the Extratropical Winter Stratosphere R. Alan Plumb 23 Stratospheric Polar Vortices Darryn W. Waugh and Lorenzo M. Polvani 43 Annular Modes of the Troposphere and Stratosphere Paul J. Kushner 59 Stratospheric Equatorial Dynamics Lesley J. Gray 93 Gravity Waves in the Stratosphere M. Joan Alexander 109 Variability and Trends in Stratospheric Temperature and Water Vapor William J. Randel 123 Trace Gas Transport in the Stratosphere: Diagnostic Tools and Techniques Mark R. Schoeberl and Anne R. Douglass 137 Chemistry and Dynamics of the Antarctic Ozone Hole Paul A. Newman 157 Solar Variability and the Stratosphere Joanna D. Haigh 173 AGU Category Index 189 Index 191