Partitioning of the reactive nitrogen reservoir in the lower stratosphere of the southern hemisphere: Observations and modeling
| Autor: | David W. Fahey, J. R. Podolske, Max Loewenstein, D. W. Kohn, S. G. Donnelly, L. A. Del Negro, K. R. Chan, E. R. Keim, E. L. Woodbridge, Ru-Shan Gao, James E. Dye, Ross J. Salawitch, C. T. McElroy, Donald E. Anderson, Robert DeMajistre, James C. Wilson, R. C. Wamsley, Steven A. Lloyd, M. H. Proffitt, L. R. Lait, Stephan R. Kawa, R. M. Stimpfle |
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| Rok vydání: | 1997 |
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Atmospheric Science
Ozone Ecology Reactive nitrogen Paleontology Soil Science Forestry Aquatic Science Oceanography Atmospheric sciences Plume chemistry.chemical_compound Geophysics chemistry Space and Planetary Science Geochemistry and Petrology Middle latitudes Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous) Mixing ratio Environmental science Nitrogen dioxide Nitrogen oxide Stratosphere Earth-Surface Processes Water Science and Technology |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres. 102:3935-3949 |
| ISSN: | 0148-0227 |
| Popis: | Measurements of nitric oxide (NO), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), and total reactive nitrogen (NOy = NO + NO2 + NO3 + HNO3 + ClONO2 + 2N2O5 + …) were made during austral fall, winter, and spring 1994 as part of the NASA Airborne Southern Hemisphere Ozone Experiment/Measurements for Assessing the Effects of Stratospheric Aircraft mission. Comparisons between measured NO2 values and those calculated using a steady state (SS) approximation are presented for flights at mid and high latitudes. The SS results agree with the measurements to within 8%, suggesting that the kinetic rate coefficients and calculated NO2 photolysis rate used in the SS approximation are reasonably accurate for conditions in the lower stratosphere. However, NO2 values observed in the Concorde exhaust plume were significantly less than SS values. Calculated NO2 photolysis rates showed good agreement with values inferred from solar flux measurements, indicating a strong self-consistency in our understanding of UV radiation transmission in the lower stratosphere. Model comparisons using a full diurnal, photochemical steady state model also show good agreement with the NO and NO2 measurements, suggesting that the reactions affecting the partitioning of the NOy reservoir are well understood in the lower stratosphere. |
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