Temperature averages and rates of stratospheric reactions

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Nov 1994

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1994georl..21.2471m&link_type=abstract

Geophysical Research Letters (ISSN 0094-8276), vol. 21, no. 23, p. 2471-2474

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Aerosols, Atmospheric Chemistry, Atmospheric Models, Atmospheric Temperature, Average, Chemical Reactions, Numerical Analysis, Stratosphere, Two Dimensional Models, Computational Grids, Error Analysis, Hydrochloric Acid, Particle Size Distribution, Range Errors, Sulfates, Variations, Zonal Flow (Meteorology)

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Use of zonal average temperatures is common in numerical modeling of stratospheric chemistry. In most cases, this approach is accurate. The exceptions are when a heterogenous reaction or a thermal process which is highly non-linear in temperature is involved. The differences between use of an average temperature and more realistic temperature are presented for cases where temperature fluctuations are of importance in the stratosphere. In particluar, the rates of reactions of HCI in sulfate aerosols are significantly underestimated by the use of zonal average temperatures. Errors associated with using monodispersed aerosols in place of a size distribution are also addressed.

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