Ground - level
ozone formation increases under the hot and stagnant conditions that are expected to increase in a warmer world.
Ground - level
ozone formation increases under the hot and stagnant conditions that are expected to increase in a warmer world.
Not exact matches
A final possibility is that there has been
increased formation of the hydroxyl radical in the atmosphere — perhaps caused by the thinning of the
ozone layer, which allows more ultraviolet radiation to reach low levels.
Plants emit more volatile organic compounds at higher temperatures, which can
increase ozone formation if mixed with pollutants from human sources.
NOx emissions can both
increase crop growth and diminish it because NOx gases help catalyze the
formation of ground - level
ozone and this gas is toxic to plant life.
This
increased water vapor appears to be participating in the generation of PSCs which also affect the ztratospheric
ozone layer with the introduction of denitritification (the
formation of NAD and NAT) which reduces both the
ozone content and reduces the removal of chlorine in the polar regions.
It will not rise at all if the absorption is balanced by an equal amount of emission (as would occur if its emissivity would be
increased from a change in its molecular composition — e.g. the
formation of
ozone from UV radiation or mixing a little CO2 within it).
Emissions of carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide and of reactive gases such as sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons, which lead to the
formation of secondary pollutants including aerosol particles and tropospheric
ozone, have
increased substantially in response to human activities.