Distinguishing the impacts of ozone and ozone-depleting substances on the recent increase in Antarctic surface mass balance

Chemke, Rei; Previdi, Michael; England, Mark R.; Polvani, Lorenzo M.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-14-4135-2020

Articles | Volume 14, issue 11

https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-14-4135-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-14-4135-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 14, issue 11

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19 Nov 2020

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Distinguishing the impacts of ozone and ozone-depleting substances on the recent increase in Antarctic surface mass balance

Rei Chemke, Michael Previdi, Mark R. England, and Lorenzo M. Polvani

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Final revised paper (published on 19 Nov 2020)
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RC1: 'Thorough, detailed, and valuable assessment of relative contributions to Antarctic surface mass balance', Ryan Fogt, 29 Jul 2020
- AC1: 'Reply to reviewer comments', Rei Chemke, 16 Sep 2020
RC2: 'Review of Chemke', Anonymous Referee #2, 19 Aug 2020
- AC2: 'Reply to reviewer comments', Rei Chemke, 16 Sep 2020

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

ED: Publish subject to revisions (further review by editor and referees) (22 Sep 2020) by Joel Savarino

AR by Rei Chemke on behalf of the Authors (29 Sep 2020) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (07 Oct 2020) by Joel Savarino

Short summary

The increase in Antarctic surface mass balance (SMB, precipitation vs. evaporation/sublimation) is projected to mitigate sea-level rise. Here we show that nearly half of this increase over the 20th century is attributed to stratospheric ozone depletion and ozone-depleting substance (ODS) emissions. Our results suggest that the phaseout of ODS by the Montreal Protocol, and the recovery of stratospheric ozone, will act to decrease the SMB over the 21st century and the mitigation of sea-level rise.