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HOCl chemistry in the Antarctic Stratospheric Vortex 2002, as observed with the Michelson Interferometer for Passive Atmospheric Sounding (MIPAS) |
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T. Clarmann, N. Glatthor, R. Ruhnke, G. P. Stiller, O. Kirner, T. Reddmann, M. Höpfner, S. Kellmann, W. Kouker, A. Linden, B. Funke |
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Englisch
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1680-7316
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In: Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics ; 9, no. 5 ; Nr. 9, no. 5 (2009-03-12), S.1817-1829 |
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250007015
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| Publikation (Nr.) |
 copernicus.org/acp-9-1817-2009.pdf |
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| Zusammenfassung |
| In the 2002 Antarctic polar vortex enhanced HOCl mixing ratios were
detected by the Michelson Interferometer for Passive Atmospheric
Sounding both at altitudes of around 35 km (1000 K potential temperature),
where HOCl abundances are ruled by gas phase chemistry and at around 18–24 km
(475–625 K), which belongs to the altitude
domain where heterogeneous chlorine chemistry is relevant.
At altitudes of 33 to 40 km polar vortex HOCl mixing ratios were found to be
around 0.14 ppbv as long as the polar vortex was intact, centered at the pole,
and thus received relatively little sunlight. This is the altitude region
where in midlatitudinal and tropic atmospheres peak HOCl mixing ratios
significantly above 0.2 ppbv (in terms of daily mean values) are observed.
After deformation and displacement of the polar vortex in the course
of a major warming, ClO-rich vortex air was more exposed to sunlight,
where enhanced HOx abundances led to largely increased HOCl
mixing ratios (up to 0.3 ppbv), exceeding typical midlatitudinal
and tropical amounts significantly. The HOCl increase was preceded by an
increase of ClO. Model runs could reproduce these measurements only when the
Stimpfle et al. (1979) rate constant for the reaction ClO+HO2→HOCl+O2 was used but not with the current JPL recommendation.
At an altitude of 24 km, HOCl mixing ratios of up to 0.15 ppbv were detected.
This HOCl enhancement, which is already visible in 18 September data, is
attributed to heterogeneous chemistry, which is in agreement with observations
of polar stratospheric clouds. The measurements were compared to a model run
where no polar stratospheric clouds appeared during the observation period.
The fact that HOCl still was produced in the model run
suggests that a significant part of HOCl was generated from ClO rather than
directly via heterogeneous reaction. Excess ClO, lower ClONO2 and
earlier loss of HOCl in the measurements are attributed to ongoing
heterogeneous chemistry which is not reproduced by the model.
On 11 October, polar vortex mean daytime mixing ratios were only 0.03 ppbv. |
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