Atmospheric Photooxidants

Stuart A. Penkett; Kathy S. Law; Tony Cox; Prasad Kasibhatla; Hajime Akimoto; Cyndi Atherton; Elliot Atlas; Carl Brenninkmeijer; John Burrows; Nicola Carslaw; Richard G. Derwent; Fred Eisele; Louisa Emmons; Fred Fehsenfeld; Jack Fishman; Claire Granier; Dwayne Heard; Øystein  Hov; Daniel J. Jacob; Patrick Jöckel; M. Koike; Yutaka Kondo; Jos Lelieveld; Jonathan I. Levy; Alain Marenco; Paul S. Monks; Steve Montzka; Jenny Moody; Fiona O'Connor; David Parrish; Ken Pickering; John Plane; Alex Pszenny; Geert-Jan Roelofs; Hans Schlager; Paul Seakins; Hanwant B. Singh; Andreas Stohl; Anne Thompson

doi:10.1007/978-3-642-18984-5_3

Atmospheric Photooxidants

Stuart A. Penkett, Kathy S. Law, Tony Cox, Prasad Kasibhatla, Hajime Akimoto, Cyndi Atherton, Elliot Atlas, Carl Brenninkmeijer, John Burrows, Nicola Carslaw, Richard G. Derwent, Fred Eisele, Louisa Emmons, Fred Fehsenfeld, Jack Fishman, Claire Granier, Dwayne Heard, Øystein Hov, Daniel J. Jacob, Patrick JöckelM. Koike, Yutaka Kondo, Jos Lelieveld, Jonathan I. Levy, Alain Marenco, Paul S. Monks, Steve Montzka, Jenny Moody, Fiona O'Connor, David Parrish, Ken Pickering, John Plane, Alex Pszenny, Geert-Jan Roelofs, Hans Schlager, Paul Seakins, Hanwant B. Singh, Andreas Stohl, Anne Thompson

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Abstract

Earth’s atmosphere is made up of 78% nitrogen and 21% oxygen. It is therefore highly oxidising but the oxygen only acts as the main source of the more reactive molecules and free radicals that provide the atmosphere’s real oxidising power. These are formed almost entirely by photochemistry and many involve coupling between ozone and water vapour, the influence of which on the overall oxidising power is often underestimated. The oxidants to be dealt with here therefore include ozone (O3), hydroxyl radicals (OH), peroxy radicals (both inorganic (HO2) and organic (RO2)), and peroxides (H2O2 and RO2H). Other oxidants include nitrate radicals (NO3) and halogen atoms; however, these play a subsidiary role and probably are unimportant over large parts of the atmosphere.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Atmospheric Chemistry in a Changing World
Subtitle of host publication	An Integration and Synthesis of a Decade of Tropospheric Chemistry Research
Editors	Guy P. Brasseur, Ronald G. Prinn, Alexander A. P. Pszenny
Place of Publication	Berlin Heidelberg
Publisher	Springer
Pages	73-124
Number of pages	52
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-642-18984-5
ISBN (Print)	978-3-540-43050-6, 978-3-642-62396-7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-18984-5_3
Publication status	Published - 2003

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Name	Global Change - The IGBP Series

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Penkett, S. A., Law, K. S., Cox, T., Kasibhatla, P., Akimoto, H., Atherton, C., Atlas, E., Brenninkmeijer, C., Burrows, J., Carslaw, N., Derwent, R. G., Eisele, F., Emmons, L., Fehsenfeld, F., Fishman, J., Granier, C., Heard, D., Hov, Ø., Jacob, D. J., ... Thompson, A. (2003). Atmospheric Photooxidants. In G. P. Brasseur, R. G. Prinn, & A. A. P. Pszenny (Eds.), Atmospheric Chemistry in a Changing World: An Integration and Synthesis of a Decade of Tropospheric Chemistry Research (pp. 73-124). (Global Change - The IGBP Series). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-18984-5_3

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Atmospheric Photooxidants. / Penkett, Stuart A.; Law, Kathy S.; Cox, Tony et al.

Atmospheric Chemistry in a Changing World: An Integration and Synthesis of a Decade of Tropospheric Chemistry Research. ed. / Guy P. Brasseur; Ronald G. Prinn; Alexander A. P. Pszenny. Berlin Heidelberg : Springer, 2003. p. 73-124 (Global Change - The IGBP Series).

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AU - Atlas, Elliot

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AU - Burrows, John

AU - Carslaw, Nicola

AU - Derwent, Richard G.

AU - Eisele, Fred

AU - Emmons, Louisa

AU - Fehsenfeld, Fred

AU - Fishman, Jack

AU - Granier, Claire

AU - Heard, Dwayne

AU - Hov, Øystein

AU - Jacob, Daniel J.

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AU - Koike, M.

AU - Kondo, Yutaka

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AU - Levy, Jonathan I.

AU - Marenco, Alain

AU - Monks, Paul S.

AU - Montzka, Steve

AU - Moody, Jenny

AU - O'Connor, Fiona

AU - Parrish, David

AU - Pickering, Ken

AU - Plane, John

AU - Pszenny, Alex

AU - Roelofs, Geert-Jan

AU - Schlager, Hans

AU - Seakins, Paul

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AU - Stohl, Andreas

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Penkett SA, Law KS, Cox T, Kasibhatla P, Akimoto H, Atherton C et al. Atmospheric Photooxidants. In Brasseur GP, Prinn RG, Pszenny AAP, editors, Atmospheric Chemistry in a Changing World: An Integration and Synthesis of a Decade of Tropospheric Chemistry Research. Berlin Heidelberg: Springer. 2003. p. 73-124. (Global Change - The IGBP Series). doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-18984-5_3