Source Publication
Geophysical Research Letters
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
6-15-2001
Volume
28
Issue
12
First Page
2405
Last Page
2408
DOI
10.1029/2000GL012615
Abstract
In situ measurements of NO, NO2, O3, HO2, C1O, pressure, and temperature have been made at high solar zenith angles (SZA, 70° - 93°) in the lower stratosphere. These measurements are used to derive the photolysis rate of NO2, JNO2, using a time-dependent method. The resultant JNO2 values and the results of a multiple-scattering actinic flux model show a linear relationship throughout the SZA range. The difference of the two sets of JNO2 values of about 11% suggests that the model scattering calculation is very accurate at high SZA conditions near sunrise and sunset.
Recommended Citation
Gao, R. S., Negro, L. A. D., Swartz, W. H., Salawitch, R. J., Lloyd, S. A., Proffitt, M. H., Fahey, D. W., Donnelly, S. G., Neuman, J. A., Stimpfle, R. M., & Bui, T. P. (2001). JNO2 at high solar zenith angles in the lower stratosphere. Geophysical Research Letters, 28(12), 2405–2408. https://doi.org/10.1029/2000GL012615
Comments
This article was originally published in Geophysical Research Letters.