Lagrangian photochemical modeling studies of the 1987 Antarctic spring vortex. I - Comparison with AAOE observations

Results from the Lagrangian photochemical model integrated along computed air parcel trajectories intersected by the ER-2 aircraft are presented and compared with AAOE observations. According to the model, the BrO observations made from the ER-2 within the dehydrated denitrified region are consisten...

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Main Authors: Jones, R. L., Austin, J., Mckenna, D. S., Anderson, J. G., Fahey, D. W., Farmer, C. B., Vedder, J. F.
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:unknown
Published: 1989
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Antarctic
Antarc*
Online Access:http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19890066539
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Summary:Results from the Lagrangian photochemical model integrated along computed air parcel trajectories intersected by the ER-2 aircraft are presented and compared with AAOE observations. According to the model, the BrO observations made from the ER-2 within the dehydrated denitrified region are consistent with there being approximately 5 parts per trillion by volume of BrO(y) at 428 K in spring. Within the high ClO region, ozone destruction rates are expected to exceed 2 percent/d with approximately 80 percent due to the ClO dimer mechanism.

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