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Uncertainties in reactive uptake coefficients for solid stratospheric particles‐1. Surface chemistry
Author(s) -
Carslaw Kenneth S.,
Peter Thomas
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
geophysical research letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.007
H-Index - 273
eISSN - 1944-8007
pISSN - 0094-8276
DOI - 10.1029/97gl01683
Subject(s) - nitric acid , sulfuric acid , ozone , chemistry , atmospheric chemistry , inorganic chemistry , chemical reaction , environmental chemistry , organic chemistry
Laboratory data for reactions of ClONO 2 or HOCl with HCl on nitric acid trihydrate and sulfuric acid tetrahydrate are compared using a surface reaction model. Data sets where both non‐reactive and reactive uptake were measured reveal that changes in the reactive uptake coefficients of ClONO 2 and HOCl can be explained completely by the amount of HCl taken up by the hydrates. Large discrepancies are revealed between measurements from different laboratories which have important consequences for calculated ozone destruction (see companion paper II).