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First measurements of the HCFC-142b trend from atmospheric chemistry experiment (ACE) solar occultation spectra
Rinsland, Curtis P; Chiou, Linda; Boone, Chris et al.
2009In Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer, 110 (18), p. 2127-2134
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Keywords :
Remote sensing; Atmospheric chemistry; Composition; Hydrochlorofluorocarbons; Trends; Ozone depletion
Abstract :
[en] The first measurement of the HCFC-142b (CH3CClF2) trend near the tropopause has been derived from volume mixing ratio (VMR) measurements at northern and southern hemisphere mid-latitudes for the 2004-2008 time period from spaceborne solar occultation observations recorded at 0.02 cm(-1) resolution with the ACE (atmospheric chemistry experiment) Fourier transform spectrometer. The HCFC-142b molecule is currently the third most abundant HCFC (hydrochlorofluorocarbon) in the atmosphere and ACE measurements over this time span show a continuous rise in its volume mixing ratio. Monthly average measurements at northern and southern hemisphere mid-latitudes have similar increase rates that are consistent with surface trend measurements for a similar time span. A mean northern hemisphere profile for the time span shows a near constant VMR at 8-20 km altitude range, consistent on average for the same time span with in situ results. The nearly constant vertical VMR profile also agrees with model predictions of a long lifetime in the lower atmosphere. (c) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Disciplines :
Earth sciences & physical geography
Author, co-author :
Rinsland, Curtis P
Chiou, Linda
Boone, Chris
Bernath, Peter
Mahieu, Emmanuel  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'astrophys., géophysique et océanographie (AGO) > Groupe infra-rouge de phys. atmosph. et solaire (GIRPAS)
Language :
English
Title :
First measurements of the HCFC-142b trend from atmospheric chemistry experiment (ACE) solar occultation spectra
Publication date :
2009
Journal title :
Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer
ISSN :
0022-4073
Publisher :
Pergamon Press - An Imprint of Elsevier Science, Oxford, United Kingdom
Volume :
110
Issue :
18
Pages :
2127-2134
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
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