Nighttime chlorine monoxide observations by the Odin satellite and implications for the ClO/Cl2O2 equilibrium

We use measurements of chlorine monoxide (ClO) by the SMR instrument onboard the Odin satellite to study the nighttime thermal equilibrium between ClO and its dimer Cl2O2. Observations performed in the polar vortex during the 2002-2003 Arctic winter showed enhanced amounts of nighttime ClO over a wi...

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Published in:Geophysical Research Letters
Main Authors: Berthet, G., Ricaud, P., Lefévre, F., Le Flochmoën, E., Urban, Joachim, Barret, B., Lautié, N., Dupuy, E., De La Noë, J., Murtagh, Donal
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Published: 2005
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1029/2005GL022649
https://research.chalmers.se/en/publication/9555
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Summary:We use measurements of chlorine monoxide (ClO) by the SMR instrument onboard the Odin satellite to study the nighttime thermal equilibrium between ClO and its dimer Cl2O2. Observations performed in the polar vortex during the 2002-2003 Arctic winter showed enhanced amounts of nighttime ClO over a wide range of stratospheric temperatures (185