Reactive O2(v⩾26) as a source of stratospheric O3
- 8 January 1996
- journal article
- letter
- Published by AIP Publishing in The Journal of Chemical Physics
- Vol. 104 (2), 775-776
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.471642
Abstract
The reaction of vibrationally excited O2 (v≥26) with ground‐state O2 has been proposed as a source of stratospheric O3. The O2 (v≥26) yield from O3 photolysis has now been determined at 193 and 226 nm. Here we examine the wavelength dependence of the new mechanism. We find that the new O3 production is most sensitive to the O2 (v≥26) yield near 220 nm. Shorter and longer wavelengths are less important for this new production mechanism.Keywords
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