CHAPTER 6 FIGURES

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Figure 6.01
Density and temperature profile and potential temperature profile from Earth's surface to 60 km
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Figure 6.02
January 1979-1998 zonally averaged temperature as a function of height
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Figure 6.03
Schematic diagram of Brewer-Dobson circulation with seasonally averaged ozone density
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Figure 6.04a
Zonally averaged methane concentrations (in ppmv) and the Brewer-Dobson circulation for January
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Figure 6.04b
Zonally averaged methane concentrations (in ppmv) and the Brewer-Dobson circulation for March
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Figure 6.04c
Zonally averaged methane concentrations (in ppmv) and the Brewer-Dobson circulation for July
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Figure 6.04d
Zonally averaged methane concentrations (in ppmv) and the Brewer-Dobson circulation for October
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Figure 6.05a
Zonal temperature and wind fields for March
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Figure 6.05b
Zonal temperature and wind fields for September
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Figure 6.06
Singapore zonal winds showing the Quasi-Biennial Oscillation effect
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Figure 6.07
HRDI derived equatorial zonal winds for 1992-1996
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Figure 6.08
HRDI derived zonal winds at 25 km from 30°S to 30°N for 1992-1996
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Figure 6.09
Schematic diagram of the QBO descending westerlies (top panel) and descending easterlies (bottom panel) phases
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Figure 6.10
HALOE derived ozone anomalies from 4°S to 4°N for 1993-1997 with HRDI derived zonal winds superimposed
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Figure 6.11
Zonally averaged water vapor distribution for January for stratosphere and mesosphere with superimposed mean meridional circulation
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Figure 6.12
Transport model derived, zonally averaged "age of air" for January
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Figure 6.13
Daily total ozone over eastern Pacific and North America, December 1-8, 1996, showing mixing process due to large-scale synoptic weather system
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Figure 6.14
The 30 mb geopotential height field for December 28, 1997 (top panel) and November 18, 1997 (bottom panel) illustrating planetary wave-1 and planetary wave-2 patterns at 60°N
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Figure 6.15
The climatological average wintertime 10 mb geopotential height field for the northern hemisphere (top panel) and the southern hemisphere(bottom panel)
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Figure 6.16
Average monthly amplitude of deviations in the 10 mb geopotential height field for a full year for northern hemisphere (top panel) and southern hemisphere (bottom panel)--time axes shifted for comparison of northern and southern hemisphere winters
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Figure 6.17
January zonal wind (1979-1997 average) for the northern hemisphere showing vertical propagation of planetary waves into the stratosphere
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Figure 6.18
3-D transport model of ozone mixing into and out of the polar vortex on the 417K isentropic surface between December 29, 1991 (left), and December 31, 1991 (right)
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Figure 6.19
Schematic diagram of transport processes in the stratospheric overworld and lowermost regions
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