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The Tropospheric Chemistry of Ozone in the Polar Regions

  • Conference proceedings
  • © 1993

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Editors:
  1. H. Niki

    1. Center for Atmospheric Chemistry and Chemistry Department, York University, North York, Canada

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  2. K. H. Becker

    1. Physikalische Chemie — FB9, Bergische Universität, Wuppertal, Germany

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Part of the book series: Nato ASI Subseries I: (ASII, volume 7)

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Table of contents (30 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-VII
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • H. Niki, K. H. Becker
      Pages 1-2

  3. Overview

    1. Features of Polar Regions Relevant to Tropospheric Ozone Chemistry

      • Len A. Barrie
      Pages 3-24

    2. Climatology of Arctic and Antarctic Tropospheric Ozone

      • Samuel J. Oltmans
      Pages 25-40

    3. Polar Sunrise Studies

      • Jan Bottenheim
      Pages 41-56

  4. Tropospheric Oxidants Modelling

    1. Meteorology and Transport of Air Masses in Arctic Regions

      • Trond Iversen
      Pages 57-75

    2. Impact of Global NOx Sources on the Northern Latitudes

      • Hiram Levy II, Walter J. Moxim, Prasad S. Kasibhatla
      Pages 77-88

    3. Ozone Depletion during Polar Sunrise

      • John C. McConnell, Grant S. Henderson
      Pages 89-103

  5. Field Studies

    1. The Relationship between Anthropogenic Nitrogen Oxides and Ozone Trends in the Arctic Troposphere

      • Dan Jaffe
      Pages 105-115

    2. Halocarbons in the Arctic and Antarctic Atmosphere

      • William T. Sturges
      Pages 117-130

    3. Measurements of Hydrocarbons in Polar Maritime Air Masses

      • S. A. Penkett
      Pages 131-153

    4. Carbon Monoxide and Light Alkanes as Tropospheric Tracers of Anthropogenic Ozone

      • David D. Parrish
      Pages 155-169

    5. The Atmospheric Distribution of NO, O3, CO, and CH4 above the North Atlantic Based on the STRATOZ III Flight

      • D. H. Ehhalt, F. Rohrer, A. Wahner
      Pages 171-187

    6. Spectroscopic Measurement of Bromine Oxide, Ozone, and Nitrous Acid in Alert

      • M. Hausmann, T. Rudolf, U. Platt
      Pages 189-203

    7. Ice Core Analysis in Arctic and Antarctic Regions

      • M. Legrand
      Pages 205-217

    8. A Record of Atmospheric Oxidant from Polar Ice Cores over the Past 100,000 Years: Dream or Real Possibility?

      • Albrecht Neftel, Katrin Fuhrer
      Pages 219-233

  6. Marine Sources and Sinks

    1. Sources of Organobromines to the Arctic Atmosphere

      • Robert Moore, Ryszard Tokarczyk, Charles Geen
      Pages 235-250

    2. Hydrocarbons Emission from the Ocean

      • B. Bonsang
      Pages 251-260

    3. The Cycle of Tropospheric Phosgene

      • T. P. Kindler, W. L. Chameides, P. H. Wine, D. Cunnold, F. Alyea
      Pages 261-272

  7. Laboratory Studies of Heterogeneous Reactions

    1. Chemical Interactions of Tropospheric Halogens on Snow/Ice

      • Mario J. Molina
      Pages 273-279
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The Arctic troposphere (0 to ca. 8 km) plays an important role in environmental concerns for global change. It is a unique chemical reactor influenced by human activity and the Arctic ocean. It is surrounded by industrialized continents that in winter contribute gaseous and particulate pollution (Arctic haze). It is underlain by the flat Arctic ocean from which it is separated by a crack-ridden ice membrane 3 to 4 m thick. Ocean to atmosphere exchange of heat, water vapor and marine biogenic gases influence the composition of the reactor. From September 21 to December 21 to March 21, the region north of the Arctic circle goes from a completely sunlit situation to a completely dark one and then back to light. At the same time the lower troposphere is stably stratified. This hinders vertical mixing. During this light period, surface temperature reaches as low as -40°C. In this environment, chemical reactions involving sunlight are generally much slower than further south. Thus, the abundance of photochemically reactive compounds in the atmosphere can be high prior to polar sunrise. Between complete dark in February and complete light in April, a number of chemical changes in the lower troposphere take place.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Center for Atmospheric Chemistry and Chemistry Department, York University, North York, Canada

    H. Niki

  • Physikalische Chemie — FB9, Bergische Universität, Wuppertal, Germany

    K. H. Becker

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