Estimated relative abundance of chlorine nitrate among stratospheric chlorine compounds

Journal Article · Thu Nov 18 00:00:00 EST 1976 · J. Phys. Chem.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/j100565a020· OSTI ID:7234210

Rowland, F S; Spencer, J E; Molina, M J

Reactions for the formation and for the removal of ClONO/sub 2/ from the stratosphere are discussed. Estimated (ClONO/sub 2/)/(ClO) ratios are coupled with (ClO)(HCl) ratios to estimate the stratospheric distribution of Cl among the chlorine species ClO, HCl, ClONO/sub 2/, and Cl. The most significant result of the calculations is that chlorine nitrate is demonstrated to be considerably less abundant than HCl at all stratospheric altitudes under all conditions. Reasons are proposed to explain why other stratospheric model calculations have predicted much larger ClONO/sub 2//HCl ratios. (DDA)

• Research Organization: Univ. of California, Irvine
• OSTI ID: 7234210
• Journal Information: J. Phys. Chem.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Phys. Chem.; (United States) Vol. 80:24; ISSN JPCHA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
ABUNDANCE
ANIONS
CHALCOGENIDES
CHARGED PARTICLES
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CHLORINE
CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
CHLORINE OXIDES
DECOMPOSITION
EARTH ATMOSPHERE
ELEMENTS
HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
HALOGENS
HYDROCHLORIC ACID
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
INORGANIC ACIDS
IONS
NITRATES
NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
NONMETALS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
OZONE
PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS
PHOTOLYSIS
STRATOSPHERE