Influence of the Bermuda High on interannual variability of summertime ozone in the Houston–Galveston–Brazoria region

Wang, Yuxuan; Jia, Beixi; Wang, Sing-Chun; Estes, Mark; Shen, Lu; Xie, Yuanyu

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-15265-2016

Articles | Volume 16, issue 23

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-15265-2016

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-15265-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 16, issue 23

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09 Dec 2016

Research article |

| 09 Dec 2016

Influence of the Bermuda High on interannual variability of summertime ozone in the Houston–Galveston–Brazoria region

Yuxuan Wang, Beixi Jia, Sing-Chun Wang, Mark Estes, Lu Shen, and Yuanyu Xie

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RC1: 'Comments on "Influence of the Bermuda High on interannual variability of summertime ozone in the Houston-Galveston-Brazoria region"', Anonymous Referee #1, 03 Oct 2016
- AC1: 'Response to reviewer 1', Yuxuan Wang, 11 Nov 2016
RC2: 'Comments on "Influence of the Bermuda High on interannual variability of summertime ozone in the Houston-Galveston-Brazoria region"', Anonymous Referee #2, 10 Oct 2016
- AC2: 'Response to reviewer 2', Yuxuan Wang, 11 Nov 2016

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This paper provides empirical evidence that the year-to-year variability of summertime ozone over Houston is linked to the Bermuda High (BH) large-scale circulation patterns. It identifies two BH indices that can explain up to 70 % of the interannual variability of summertime ozone in Houston and illustrates the mechanism underlying the BH and ozone linkage. Such a mechanism is tested for applicability to other coastal urban regions along the US Gulf Coast.