Chemistry and kinetics of chlorine oxides under stratospheric conditions
The accepted mechanism for the destruction of O{sub 3} by chlorinated species in the stratosphere at equatorial latitudes does not apply under Antarctic winter conditions because of the low intensity of solar uv radiation. Consequently, a number of novel chemical mechanisms were proposed for ozone d...
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2018
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| Online Access: | http://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/110856 https://www.osti.gov/biblio/110856 |
| Summary: | The accepted mechanism for the destruction of O{sub 3} by chlorinated species in the stratosphere at equatorial latitudes does not apply under Antarctic winter conditions because of the low intensity of solar uv radiation. Consequently, a number of novel chemical mechanisms were proposed for ozone destruction, including one which invoked ClO dimer. This study was therefore undertaken to determine whether ClO dimer, which had not been positively identified, was a significant species under Antarctic stratospheric conditions and to determine its rate of formation. |
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