Patrick Campbell, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming, USA. Michael Mills, NCAR Earth System Laboratory, Boulder, Colorado, USA. Terry Deshler, University.

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Patrick Campbell, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming, USA. Michael Mills, NCAR Earth System Laboratory, Boulder, Colorado, USA. Terry Deshler, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming, USA. 1 SSiRC Workshop Atlanta, Georgia October 30, 2013

Stratospheric Condensation Nuclei (CN)  Measurements of CN include the total stratospheric aerosol population above a critical size, which is dependent on the instrumentation. For our balloon-borne instruments, the observed size is r > 3 – 10 nm, dependent on pressure.  The stratospheric aerosol population is dominated for number concentration by the smaller particles, and thus quantifying CN helps describe the small particle tail of the size distribution.  Stratospheric CN are also important because: 1.They are the initial pathway for removal of sulfate from the stratosphere. 2.They serve as sites for condensation and nucleation centers for PSCs. 3.They can be used as a tracer for transport processes. 4.They are involved in interplay of meteoritic material with H 2 SO 4 condensation and removal. 5.CN layers may be important for specific heterogeneous reactions. 2

Stratospheric CN Measurements Campbell and Deshler [2013], JGR, under revision. 3 SeasonalityVolatilityFormation Seasonal enhancement, the “CN layer”, forms during late winter – early spring. 10 – 20  > 100 cm -3 (21 – 27 km) 1 – 10  > 20 cm -3 (25 – 31 km) < 0.1 CN layer is volatile H 2 SO 4 - H 2 O solution; supports binary homogeneous nucleation CN layer forms locally to Antarctic. Influenced by transport in mid-latitudes

Previous Modeling Studies of the Stratospheric CN Layer  The importance of the stratospheric CN layer has prompted modeling studies of its austral spring formation over Antarctica [Zhao et al., 1995; Mills et al., 1999; Mills et al., 2005].  Results from these studies indicated that the source of the austral spring CN layer is: 1.High altitude photolysis of H 2 SO 4 vapor by visible solar radiation [Vaida et al., 2003], 2.Subsidence of SO 2 from the upper stratosphere and mesosphere, and 3.Springtime formation of the OH, and SO 2 oxidation leading to a burst in gas phase H 2 SO 4 and nucleation of new particles.  A motivation for this study, was to extend such modeling and measurements to provide the first three dimensional perspective of the global extent and variability of the stratospheric CN layer. 4

NCAR Community Earth System Model, Version 1 (CESM1) CESM1(WACCM) - CARMA  WACCM: Whole Atmosphere Community Climate Model [Marsh et al., 2013] - “High-Top” Model  CARMA: Community Aerosol and Radiation Model for Atmospheres [Toon et al., 1988] - Sectional aerosol microphysics model. Focused on pure sulfates.  Model run used specified dynamics [SD; Kunz et al., 2011]. Output compared to observations for the 2010 calendar year. English et al. [2011] 5

2010 CESM1(WACCM) Output vs. In-situ Observations 6 McMurdo Station, Antarctica (78°S) Campbell et al. [2013], JGR, under revision. Model produces the CN layer above McMurdo.

Global Extent of the Stratospheric CN Layer 7 CN Layer = Max (10 – 20 hPa) – Min (20 – 50 hPa) r > 3 nm (cm -3 ) 30°N 15°S Winter - Spring Unconfirmed “fall CN layers” February August r > 10 nm (cm -3 ) Campbell et al. [2013], JGR, under revision.

Global Extent of the Stratospheric CN Layer  Polar view of monthly average CN layer (r > 3 nm), 10 hPa wind vectors, and mean (10 – 20 hPa) equatorward meridional wind (black lines).  Overall, the CN layer has a near global extent in both hemispheres, and the correlation with the extent of the equatorward meridional wind indicates the importance of transport to lower latitudes. 8 r > 3 nm (cm -3 ) Mean (10 – 20 hPa) equatorward wind Campbell et al. [2013], JGR, under revision.

Variability of the Stratospheric CN Layer  Global CN (r > 3 nm) concentrations are strongly variable due to winter- spring CN layer formation in both hemispheres.  Local (e.g., McMurdo) CN layer (r > 3 nm) concentrations over Antarctica may oscillate because of: 1.Sharp temperature increases  Larger partitioning of H 2 SO 4 to the vapor phase. 2.Nucleation/condensation dominating under sufficiently cold enough temperatures  CN number sharply increases. 3.Nucleation/condensation scavenges H 2 SO 4 vapor and then coagulation dominates  CN number sharply decreases. 4.Under continued H 2 SO 4 production or subsequent sharp temperature increases, steps 2 – 3 repeat. 9 SH NH Global – 24 hr 10 hPa Zonal (78°S) 3 hr 15 hPa H 2 SO 4 & CN Peaks ~ 1- 2 days Campbell et al. [2013], JGR, submitted. + Solar  +H 2 SO 4 +T +CN

Conclusions  CESM1(WACCM) reproduces a layer of observable particles in the stratosphere, i.e., the stratospheric “CN layer”, in good agreement with observations [Campbell and Deshler, 2013].  CESM1(WACCM) results are unprecedented and important, while extending observations and previous modeling, to show that the stratospheric CN layer originates in the polar regions, and has a maximum extent (r > 3 nm) near 30°N and 15°S in February and August respectively. Questions conventional wisdom of the main source of global stratospheric CN as originating from the TTL [Brock et al., 1995].  The modeled variability suggests that on a global average, the observable CN concentrations in the mid-stratosphere (≈ 10 hPa) are not constant, but change with season due to the formation of the polar CN layer.  The magnitude of the local austral spring CN layer may undergo periodic oscillations, and the positive trend is not necessarily smooth. 10

Ongoing Work and Suggestions  Running a new version of CESM released in June 2013, CESM1.2, similar to my previous run, but with heterogeneous chemistry feedbacks from CARMA. Use results to possibly quantify a potential CN layer impact on reducing stratospheric ozone depletion over Antarctica > 20 km.  Further CESM modeling (w/meteoritic dust) and CN observations at different times and sizes (r > 1 nm) are needed to confirm fall nucleation events over the polar regions in both hemispheres, and to quantify the impact (if any) of meteoritic particles on stratospheric CN layer formation. 11

References  Brock, C. A., P. Hamill, J. C. Wilson, H. H. Jonsson, and K. R. Chan (1995), Particle formation in the upper tropical troposphere: a source of nuclei for the stratospheric aerosol, Science, 270, 1650 –  Campbell, P. C., and T. Deshler (2013), Condensation Nuclei Measurements in the Mid-Latitude (1982 – 2012) and Antarctic (1986 – 2010) Stratosphere between 20 and 35 km, J. Geophys. Res., under revision.  Campbell, P. C., M. Mills, and T. Deshler (2013), The Global Extent and Variability of the Stratospheric CN Layer: A Three-Dimensional Modeling Study, J. Geophys. Res., under revision.  English, J., O. Toon, and M. Mills (2011), Microphysical simulations of new particle formation in the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere, Atmos. Chem. and Phy., 11, 12441–  Kunz, A., Pan, L. L., Konopka, P., Kinnison, D. E. and Tilmes, S. (2011), Chemical and dynamical discontinuity at the extratropical tropopause based on START08 and WACCM analyses, J. Geophys. Res, 116(D24), D  Marsh, D. R., M.J. Mills, D.E. Kinnison, J.-F. Lamarque, N. Calvo, and L. M. Polvani (2013), Climate change from 1850 to 2005 simulated in CESM1(WACCM), Journal of Climate, in press.  Mills, M. J., O. B. Toon, and S. Solomon (1999), A 2D microphysical model of the polar stratospheric CN layer, Geophys. Res. Lett., 26, 8, 1133 –  Mills, M. J., O. B. Toon, V. Vaida, P. E. Hintze, H. G. Kjaergaard, D. P. Schofield, and T. W. Robinson (2005), Photolysis of sulfuric acid vapor by visible light as a source of the polar stratospheric CN layer, J. Geophys. Res., 110, D  Toon, O. B., Turco, R. P., Westphal, D., Malone, R., and Liu, M. S. (1988), A multidimensional model for aerosols – description of computational analogs, J. Atmos. Sci., 45, 2123–2143,  Vaida, V., H. G. Kjaergaard, P. E. Hintze, and D. J. Donaldson (2003), Photolysis of sulfuric acid vapor by visible solar radiation, Science, 299, 1566 –  Zhao, J., O. B. Toon, and R. P. Turco (1995), Origin of condensation nuclei in the springtime polar stratosphere, J. Geophys. Res., 100, 5215 –

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Evolution of the Stratospheric CN Layer over the Antarctic 14 McMurdo Station, Antarctica (78°S)

Model vs. In situ Discrepancy 15 McMurdo Station, Antarctica (78°S)

CESM1(WACCM) Output vs. In-situ Observations Laramie, Wyoming (41°N)

Northern Hemisphere Stratospheric CN Layer and Global Extent 17