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The diurnal variation of hydrogen, nitrogen, and chlorine radicals: implications for the heterogeneous production of hno2
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Woodbridge, E. L. Gao, R. S. Wofsy, S. C. Gottlieb, E. W. Fahey, D. W. Kohn, D. W. May, R. D. Pfister, L. Stimpfle, R. M. Yue, G. K. Wennberg, P. O. Cohen, R. C. Salawitch, R. J. Webster, C. R. Michelsen, H. A. Keim, E. R. Prather, M. J. Wilson, J. C. Koplow, J. P. Anderson, J. G. |
| Copyright Year | 1994 |
| Description | In situ measurements of hydrogen, nitrogen, and chlorine radicals obtained through sunrise and sunset in the lower stratosphere during SPADE are compared to results from a photochemical model constrained by observed concentrations of radical precursors and environmental conditions. Models allowing for heterogeneous hydrolysis of N205 on sulfate aerosols agree with measured concentrations of NO, NO2, and ClO throughout the day, but fail to account for high concentrations of OH and H02 observed near sunrise and sunset. The morning burst of [OH] and [HO2] coincides with the rise of [NO] from photolysis of N02, suggesting a new source of HO, that photolyzes in the near UV (350 to 400 nm) spectral region. A model that allows for the heterogeneous production of HN02 results in an excellent simulation of the diurnal variations of [OH] and [HO2]. |
| File Size | 371900 |
| Page Count | 4 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19970023189 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t1gj4dt9h |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1994-11-15 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Geophysics Hydrolysis Photochemical Reactions Photolysis Hydrogen Chlorine Diurnal Variations Spectral Bands Stratosphere Peroxides Sulfates Nitrogen Radicals Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |