Modeling of the partitioning of reactive odd nitrogen in the lower stratosphere using aircraft measurements of NOy, NO, and other trace species. Final report, 1 May 1991-30 September 1992

Technical Report · Wed Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1992

OSTI ID:5442134

Kawa, S R

The objective of this research was to gain a more thorough understanding of the atmospheric processes which control the partitioning of species within the reactive nitrogen (NO(y)) reservoir in the lower stratosphere. This understanding is crucial to predicting ozone loss in the stratosphere. NO(y) is defined as NO + NO2 + HNO3 + N2O5 + ClONO2 + HO2NO2 + NO3 + particulate nitrate. The research focuses on deriving the partitioning among these species using the combined set of measurements from the NASA ER-2 aircraft during recent missions designed to study stratospheric ozone depletion.

• Research Organization: Colorado Univ., Boulder, CO (United States). Cooperative Inst. for Research in Environmental Sciences
• OSTI ID: 5442134
• Report Number(s): N-94-13707; NASA-CR--194305; NAS--1.26:194305; CNN: NAGW-2586
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
540120* -- Environment
Atmospheric-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (1990-)
ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY
CHALCOGENIDES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CHEMISTRY
EARTH ATMOSPHERE
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
INORGANIC ACIDS
NITRATES
NITRIC ACID
NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
NITROGEN OXIDES
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
OZONE
PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS
STRATOSPHERE