As the Earth warms, the overturning circulation of the upper atmosphere is projected to speed up. Model simulations suggest that this will increase the flux of ozone from the stratosphere to the troposphere, and alter surface levels of ultraviolet radiation.
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Stevenson, D. Putting the wind up ozone. Nature Geosci 2, 677–679 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/ngeo634
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