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Miller, C.E., Onorato, R.M., Liang, M. and Yung, Y.L. (2005). Extraordinary isotopic fractionation in ozone photolysis. Geophysical Research Letters 32: doi: 10.1029/2005GL023160. issn: 0094-8276. |
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Analysis of experimental ozone absorption spectra reveals that ultraviolet photolysis within the structured Huggins band yields extraordinary wavelength-dependent isotopic fractionation, oscillating between complete enrichment and complete depletion for changes of less than 2 nm in the excitation wavelength. Visible photolysis yields wavelength-dependent fractionation that varies from -300? to +300?. Photochemical modeling demonstrates photolysis contributes fractionation up to +45? to the heavy ozone anomaly in the middle stratosphere with measurable 17O and 18O isotopologue-dependent variations as a function of altitude despite the fact that the extraordinary photolysis-induced isotopic fractionation effect is dampened in the atmosphere due to the integration over all excitation wavelengths. |
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Keywords
Atmospheric Composition and Structure, Chemical kinetic and photochemical properties, Atmospheric Composition and Structure, Constituent sources and sinks, Atmospheric Composition and Structure, Middle atmosphere, composition and chemistry |
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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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