A record of atmospheric oxidant from polar ice cores over the past 100,000 years: dream or real possibility?

Neftel, Albrecht; Fuhrer, Katrin (1993). A record of atmospheric oxidant from polar ice cores over the past 100,000 years: dream or real possibility? In: Niki, H.; Becker, K. H. (eds.) The tropospheric chemistry of ozone in the polar regions. NATO ASI Series: Vol. 7 (pp. 219-233). Springer 10.1007/978-3-642-78211-4_15

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The principal oxidants of the earth’s atmosphere are O3, OH radical and H2O2. The total atmospheric burden of these three species determines the oxidation capacity of the atmosphere [Thompson, 1992]. Each of these species reacts with different atmospheric trace constituents, and determines their atmospheric lifetimes. In particular, the OH radical reacts very fast with almost all naturally and anthropogenically emitted species; therefore, this radical has the nickname “tropospheric vacuum cleaner” [Graedel, 1978].

Item Type:	Book Section (Book Chapter)
Division/Institute:	08 Faculty of Science > Physics Institute > Climate and Environmental Physics
Subjects:	500 Science > 530 Physics
ISBN:	978-3-642-78213-8
Series:	NATO ASI Series
Publisher:	Springer
Language:	English
Submitter:	BORIS Import 2
Date Deposited:	03 Jul 2024 10:56
Last Modified:	03 Jul 2024 10:56
Publisher DOI:	10.1007/978-3-642-78211-4_15
URI:	https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/161129