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Pitari, G. (1993). Contribution to the ozone trend of heterogeneous reactions of ClONO2 on the sulfate aerosol layer. Geophysical Research Letters 20: doi: 10.1029/93GL02955. issn: 0094-8276. |
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A photochemical two-dimensional model including a grid-point temperature distribution calculated from long-term circulation statistics has been used to assess the relative role of heterogeneous reactions of chlorine nitrate on background sulfate aerosols. The sulfuric acid weight percentage is calculated explicitly as a function of temperature and water vapor content. It is shown that the contribution of these reactions to the ozone trend in the 1980's accounts for about only 10% the ozone loss due to N2O5+H2O during the Northern Hemisphere winter months at mid-latitude and between 50--200 mb. The weight of these reactions, however, may substantially increase in the presence of larger aerosol loading. The reaction ClONO2+HCl on sulfate aerosols is found to be of comparable importance with respect to ClONO2+H2O, and it is found to represent a significant source of active chlorine in the Antarctic spring. ¿ American Geophysical Union 1993 |
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Keywords
Atmospheric Composition and Structure, Middle atmosphere—composition and chemistry, Atmospheric Composition and Structure, Aerosols and particles |
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American Geophysical Union 2000 Florida Avenue N.W. Washington, D.C. 20009-1277 USA 1-202-462-6900 1-202-328-0566 service@agu.org |
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