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The photodissociation coefficient, J NO2 of NO2 in the atmosphere was calculated at 235 and 298 K using the measured temperature dependences of the absorption cross-sections and quantum yields. These calculations gave a ratio J NO2(298 K)/J NO2(235 K)=1.155±0.010 which is only weakly dependent on altitude, surface albedo and solar zenith angle.
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Madronich, S., Hastie, D.R., Ridley, B.A. et al. Calculations of the temperature dependence of the NO2 photodissociation coefficient in the atmosphere. J Atmos Chem 1, 151–157 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00053837
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