Abundances, emissions, and loss processes of the long-lived and potent greenhouse gas octafluorooxolane (octafluorotetrahydrofuran, c -C 4 F 8 O) in the atmosphere

• Published in: Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
• Main Authors: M. K. Vollmer, F. Bernard, B. Mitrevski, L. P. Steele, C. M. Trudinger, S. Reimann, R. L. Langenfelds, P. B. Krummel, P. J. Fraser, D. M. Etheridge, M. A. J. Curran, J. B. Burkholder
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2019
• Subjects: Physics; QC1-999; Chemistry; QD1-999; Grim; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-19-3481-2019; https://doaj.org/article/fdcacdee6d014cf386b1ae68baa69840

The first atmospheric observations of octafluorooxolane (octafluorotetrahydrofuran, c - C 4 F 8 O ), a persistent greenhouse gas, are reported. In addition, a complementary laboratory study of its most likely atmospheric loss processes, its infrared absorption spectrum, and global warming potential...