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Sensitivity analysis of a mixed-phase chemical mechanism using automatic differentiation

Journal Article · · Journal of Geophysical Research
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1029/98JD01278· OSTI ID:298622
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  1. Environmental and Energy Sciences Division, Battelle, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington (United States); Adhesion promotion at a homopolymer--solid interface using random heteropolymers
A sensitivity analysis of a comprehensive mixed-phase chemical mechanism is conducted under a variety of atmospheric conditions. The local sensitivities of gas and aqueous phase species concentrations with respect to a variety of model parameters are calculated using the novel automatic differentiation ADIFOR tool. The main chemical reaction pathways in all phases, interfacial mass transfer processes, and ambient physical parameters that affect tropospheric O{sub 3} formation and O{sub 3}-precursor relations under all modeled conditions are identified and analyzed. The results show that the presence of clouds not only reduces many gas phase species concentrations and the total oxidizing capacity but alters O{sub 3}-precursor relations. Decreases in gas phase concentrations and photochemical formation rates of O{sub 3} can be up to 9{percent} and 100{percent}, respectively, depending on the preexisting atmospheric conditions. The decrease in O{sub 3} formation is primarily caused by the aqueous phase reactions of O{sub 2}{sup {minus}} with dissolved HO{sub 2} and O{sub 3} under most cloudy conditions. {copyright} 1998 American Geophysical Union
OSTI ID:
298622
Journal Information:
Journal of Geophysical Research, Journal Name: Journal of Geophysical Research Journal Issue: D15 Vol. 103; ISSN JGREA2; ISSN 0148-0227
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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