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Study of climatic effects of increase in concentration of atmospheric trace gases has so far focused on the direct greenhouse warming. The indirect effect on climate of the seasonal and latitudinal O3 changes associated with trace gases has not been explored. Here, we use simple 1- and 2-D models to demonstrate that changes in the O3 vertical distribution, in particular in the middle and upper troposphere, could trigger a response in meridional heat flux with subsequent feedback effect on climate. Discussion on the effects of trace gases and their induced O3 changes on future climate on the decadal time scale is also presented.
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Wang, WC., Sze, N.D., Molnar, G. (1988). Ozone-Climate Interactions Associated with Increasing Atmospheric Trace Gases. In: Isaksen, I.S.A. (eds) Tropospheric Ozone. NATO ASI Series, vol 227. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-2913-5_11
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