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Vibrationally‐excited hydroxyl molecules in the lower atmosphere
Author(s) -
Nagy A. F.,
Liu S. C.,
Baker D. J.
Publication year - 1976
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/gl003i012p00731
Subject(s) - atmosphere (unit) , excited state , stratosphere , molecule , atomic physics , chemical physics , atmospheric chemistry , photochemistry , astrobiology , chemistry , physics , atmospheric sciences , meteorology , ozone , organic chemistry
The vibrational energy distributions of hydroxyl molecules in the lower atmosphere were calculated; as expected, the distributions are found to be highly nonequilibrated. Attention is drawn to the role that vibrationally‐excited molecules may play in modifying the chemistry of the lower atmosphere. The most likely role for OH ‡ in the stratosphere is via reactions that may not otherwise be energetically viable.