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Are models of catalytic removal of O3 by HO(x) accurate? Constraints from in situ measurements of the OH to HO2 ratioMeasurements of the ratio OH/HO2, NO, O3, ClO, and BrO were obtained at altitudes from 15-20 km and latitudes from 15-60 deg N. A method is presented for interpreting the rates of chemical transformations that (1) are responsible for over half the ozone removal rate in the lower stratosphere via reactions of HO2; and (2) control the abundance of HO2 through coupling to nitrogen and halogen radicals. The results show our understanding of the chemical reactions controlling the partitioning of OH and HO2 is complete and accurate and that the potential effects of 'missing chemistry' are strickly constrained in the region of the atmosphere encompassed by the observations. The analysis demonstrates that the sensitivity of the ratio OH/HO2 to changes in NO is described to within 12% by current models. This reduces by more than a factor of 2 the effect of uncertainty in the coupling of hydrogen and nitrogen radicals on the analysis of the potential effects of perturbations to odd notrogen in the lower statosphere.
Document ID
19950046399
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
External Source(s)
Authors
Cohen, R. C.
(Harvard Univ. Cambridge, MA, United States)
Wennberg, P. O.
(Harvard Univ. Cambridge, MA, United States)
Stimpfle, R. M.
(Harvard Univ. Cambridge, MA, United States)
Koplow, J.
(Harvard Univ. Cambridge, MA, United States)
Anderson, J. G.
(Harvard Univ. Cambridge, MA, United States)
Fahey, D. W.
(NOAA Aeronomy Laboratory and Cooperative Institute, Boulder, CO United States)
Woodbridge, E. L.
(NOAA Aeronomy Laboratory and Cooperative Institute, Boulder, CO United States)
Keim, E. R.
(NOAA Aeronomy Laboratory and Cooperative Institute, Boulder, CO United States)
Gao, R.
(NOAA Aeronomy Laboratory and Cooperative Institute, Boulder, CO United States)
Proffitt, M. H.
(NOAA Aeronomy Laboratory and Cooperative Institute, Boulder, CO United States)
Date Acquired
August 16, 2013
Publication Date
November 15, 1994
Publication Information
Publication: Geophysical Research Letters
Volume: 21
Issue: 23
ISSN: 0094-8276
Subject Category
Geophysics
Accession Number
95A77998
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other

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