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Stratospheric fluorine: A comparison between theory and measurements
Author(s) -
Sze Nien Dak
Publication year - 1978
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/gl005i009p00781
Subject(s) - fluorine , stratosphere , atmospheric sciences , environmental science , environmental chemistry , chemistry , physics , organic chemistry
Profiles for key stratospheric fluorine species are presented along with HF:HCl ratio. Discrepancies between theory and observation are examined and their implications are discussed. Our results indicate that the HF:HCl ratio depends critically on OH concentration between 20‐30 km and it might provide an indirect check on the present stratospheric OH chemistry or H 2 O abundances which are of central importance to stratospheric chemical processes.