Vertical transport rates and concentrations of OH and Cl radicals in the Tropical Tropopause Layer from observations of CO2 and halocarbons: implications for distributions of long- and short-lived chemical species

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Park, S.
Atlas, E. L.
Jiménez, R.
Nan, J.
Jones, D. B. A.
Pfister, L.
Conway, T. J.
Bui, T. P.
Gao, R.-S.
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Park, S., E. L. Atlas, R. Jiménez, B. C. Daube, E. W. Gottlieb, J. Nan, D. B. A. Jones, et al. 2010. “Vertical Transport Rates and Concentrations of OH and Cl Radicals in the Tropical Tropopause Layer from Observations of CO2 and Halocarbons: Implications for Distributions of Long- and Short-Lived Chemical Species.” Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 10 (14) (July 21): 6669–6684. doi:10.5194/acp-10-6669-2010.Abstract
Rates for large-scale vertical transport of air in the Tropical Tropopause Layer (TTL) were determined using high-resolution, in situ observations of CO2 concentrations in the tropical upper troposphere and lower stratosphere during the NASA Tropical Composition, Cloud and Climate Coupling (TC4) campaign in August 2007. Upward movement of trace gases in the deep tropics was notably slower in TC4 than during the Costa Rica AURA Validation Experiment (CR-AVE), in January 2006. Transport rates in the TTL were combined with in situ measurements of chlorinated and brominated organic compounds from whole air samples to determine chemical loss rates for reactive chemical species, providing empirical vertical profiles for 24-h mean concentrations of hydroxyl radicals (OH) and chlorine atoms in the TTL. The analysis shows that important short-lived species such as CHCl3, CH2Cl2, and CH2Br2 have longer chemical lifetimes than the time for transit of the TTL, implying that these species, which are not included in most models, could readily reach the stratosphere and make significant contributions of chlorine and/or bromine to stratospheric loading.Terms of Use
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