There they spread globally and can influence the composition of the air for many years — with far - reaching consequences
for ozone chemistry, aerosol formation and climate.
Not exact matches
Lu developed «SMOG», short
for Surface Meteorology and
Ozone Generation, as part of a group led by Richard Turco, head of the atmospheric
chemistry group at UCLA.
«I'm shocked,» says Paul Crutzen of the Max Planck Institute
for Chemistry in Mainz, Germany, who shared the Nobel Prize in
chemistry for discovering the
ozone threat.
In the field of planetary and atmospheric sensing, linear arrays capable of simultaneously measuring height - resolved spectral features would have a major impact on issues such as climate change and
ozone chemistry,» explains Peter de Maagt, ESA's project manager
for Star Tiger.
Two of the outdoor experiments on the HTV's first flight are a NASA ionospheric and thermospheric mapping device, and a JAXA system
for monitoring the
ozone layer's
chemistry.
... This brings up the nightmarish thought that if the chemical industry had developed organobromine compounds instead of the CFCs — or alternatively, if chlorine
chemistry would have run more like that of bromine — then without any preparedness, we would have been faced with a catastrophic
ozone hole everywhere and at all seasons during the 1970s, probably before the atmospheric chemists had developed the necessary knowledge to identify the problem and the appropriate techniques
for the necessary critical measurements.
While participating in a November conference connected with the International Year of
Chemistry, I spent time talking with Molina of the University of California, San Diego, a 1995 laureate in
chemistry for his work (with others) on the atmospheric impact of
ozone - destroying refrigerants and related chemicals.
Austin J. and N. Butchart, 2003: Coupled
chemistry - climate model simulation
for the period 1980 to 2020:
ozone depletion and the start of
ozone recovery, Q. J. R. Meteorol.
Takigawa, M., M. Takahashi, and H. Akiyoshi, 1999: Simulation of
ozone and other chemical species using a Center
for Climate Systems Research / National Institute
for Environmental Studies atmospheric GCM with coupled stratospheric
chemistry, J. Geophys.
Pollutant gas and aerosol emissions levels in the reference scenario were checked
for consistency by estimating regional surface particulate and
ozone levels using the MOZART atmospheric
chemistry model.
Fourth, volcanic aerosols provide surfaces
for heterogeneous
chemistry affecting global stratospheric
ozone distributions (Chipperfield et al., 2003) and perturbing other trace gases
for a considerable period following an eruption.
The Dutch climatologist, awarded a 1995 Nobel in
chemistry for his work uncovering the threat to Earth's atmospheric
ozone layer, suggested that balloons bearing heavy guns be used to carry sulfates high aloft and fire them into the stratosphere.
A number of leading scientists,
for instance, Paul Crutzen, who had won a Nobel Prize
for his work on atmospheric
ozone chemistry, told Jim that he had put together just the sort of comprehensive and convincing presentation that was needed.
Users of
chemistry - climate models (CCMs) with particular focus on long - term numerical simulations using CCMs
for the detailed investigation of model feedbacks between
ozone chemistry,
ozone depleting substance (ODS) trends, and climate.
The only one that is simple and cheap enough to be seriously discussed at the moment was put forward by Paul Crutzen, awardee of the Nobel Prize
for advancing our understanding of the stratospheric
chemistry to the
ozone layer.
In 1995, shortly before F. Sherwood Rowland (1927 - March 10, 2012) was awarded the Nobel Prize in
Chemistry for collaborative work two decades earlier on the fundamental
chemistry of stratospheric
ozone depletion, a House Science subcommittee held a hearing, chaired by Rep.... Continue reading →
For the runs with different emission and «climate» years, e.g. Em2000Cl1850, emissions of aerosol and ozone precursors are set to 2000, methane amounts for chemistry are set to 2000, but ozone and methane at 2000 do not affect the radiation (i.e. radiation sees 1850 «climate» conditions for everything but aerosol
For the runs with different emission and «climate» years, e.g. Em2000Cl1850, emissions of aerosol and
ozone precursors are set to 2000, methane amounts
for chemistry are set to 2000, but ozone and methane at 2000 do not affect the radiation (i.e. radiation sees 1850 «climate» conditions for everything but aerosol
for chemistry are set to 2000, but
ozone and methane at 2000 do not affect the radiation (i.e. radiation sees 1850 «climate» conditions
for everything but aerosol
for everything but aerosols).
Active atmospheric
chemistry has been reported
for polar coastal areas: the so - called Atmospheric Mercury Depletion Events (AMDEs), occurring simultaneously with the postsolar sunrise destruction of
ozone, can lead to complete depletions of atmospheric GEM during springtime (32).
``... the nightmarish thought that if the chemical industry had developed organobromine compounds instead of the CFCs — or alternatively, if chlorine
chemistry would have run more like that of bromine — then without any preparedness, we would have been faced with a catastrophic
ozone hole everywhere and at all seasons during the 1970s, probably before the atmospheric chemists had developed the necessary knowledge to identify the problem and the appropriate techniques
for the necessary critical measurements.
Although the identity of the
ozone is not disclosed,
ozone and hydrogen peroxide typically earn recognition as environmentally friendly
chemistry, because both
ozone and peroxide decay quickly to harmless compounds, leaving no chlorine nor complex molecules that retain their biocidal toxicity
for long periods in the environment because they can not be broken down quickly.
In terms of atmospheric
chemistry, a strong consensus was reached
for the first time that science could predict the changes in tropospheric
ozone in response to scenarios
for CH4 and the indirect greenhouse gases (CO, NOx, VOC) and that a quantitative GWP
for CO could be reported.
Further, within my field, atmospheric
chemistry, we are very much focused on the other forcings; aerosol and tropospheric
ozone,
for instance.
Stratospheric
ozone science: To elucidate the geographical extent of, and mechanisms responsible
for,
ozone depletion in the «
ozone hole» region and to study dilution effects and possible heterogeneous
chemistry even outside of the polar regions due to sulphate aerosols.
The
chemistry - climate models used
for the 2006
Ozone Assessment, predict that the Antarctic ozone hole will achieve full recovery in the second half of this century, and that this may have profound impacts on the surface winds and, likely, on other aspects of the Earth's climate, including surface temperatures, locations of storm tracks, extent of dry zones, amount of sea ice, and ocean circula
Ozone Assessment, predict that the Antarctic
ozone hole will achieve full recovery in the second half of this century, and that this may have profound impacts on the surface winds and, likely, on other aspects of the Earth's climate, including surface temperatures, locations of storm tracks, extent of dry zones, amount of sea ice, and ocean circula
ozone hole will achieve full recovery in the second half of this century, and that this may have profound impacts on the surface winds and, likely, on other aspects of the Earth's climate, including surface temperatures, locations of storm tracks, extent of dry zones, amount of sea ice, and ocean circulation.
This is important
for the light that it shines on tropospheric
ozone chemistry («bad
ozone») which is a contributing factor to global warming (albeit one which is about only about 20 % as important as CO2).
The story revolves around a paper that Paul Crutzen (Nobel Prize winner
for chemistry related to the CFC /
ozone depletion link) has written about deliberately adding sulphate aerosols in the stratosphere to increase the albedo and cool the planet — analogous to the natural effects of volcanoes.