[A-AS08] Atmospheric Chemistry

[AAS08-09] Seasonal and latitudinal variations in the atmospheric Ar/N₂ ratio and comparison with atmospheric transport model simulations based on air–sea heat fluxes

*Shigeyuki Ishidoya¹, Kentaro Ishijima^2,3, Yasunori Tohjima⁴, Daisuke Goto⁵, Kazuhiro Tsuboi^2,3, Satoshi Sugawara⁶, Yosuke Niwa⁴, Hiroyuki Tsujino³, Shinji Morimoto⁷, Yukio Terao⁴, Hideki Nara⁴, Nobuyuki Aoki¹, Motoki Sasakawa⁴, Shin-ichiro Nakaoka⁴ (1. National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 2. Japan Meteorological Agency, 3. Meteorological Research Institute, 4. National Institute for Environmental Studies, 5. National Institute of Polar Research, 6. Miyagi University of Education, 7. Tohoku University )

Keywords:Atmospheric Ar/N2 ratio, air–sea heat flux, Atmospheric Potential Oxygen (APO)