Cooling can increase springtime ozone destruction by extending cold conditions favourable for polar stratospheric clouds, stratospheric chlorine activation and dimer stability. Removal of reactive nitrogen into settling particles can delay chlorine nitrate reformation. With sunlight and substantial available chlorine, the active period can become longer or stronger. Vortex breakup, transport and the declining halogen inventory also matter, so a colder year does not determine the ozone loss by temperature alone.
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