Abstract
The examination of the role of the atmospheric circulation in the lower stratosphere in relation to the vertical ozone structure in the subtropical atmosphere is attempted. This analysis is based on the vertical ozone profiles collected by balloon‐borne sondes released at Athens, Greece (38°N, 24°E), throughout the time period 1989–1994. The occurrence of the laminated ozone structure as well as the appearance of the characteristic ozone minima, correlated with the general circulation, leads to the following results: (a) The laminated ozone profiles are associated with the north‐Northwest circulation in the lower stratosphere; and (b) the characteristic ozone minima are related to the influence of the subtropical jet stream circulation. These results have recently been reported in the literature by using ozonesoundings for the time period 1989–1992. The present study confirms these results by using the entire data set of ozonesoundings up to 1994.
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