Perturbations to tropospheric oxidants, 1985-2035 1. Calculations of ozone and OH in chemically coherent regions

A. M. Thompson, M. A. Huntley, R. W. Stewart

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Abstract

A one-dimensional photochemical model has been used to calculate future changes in tropospheric O3 and OH due to CO/NOx/CH4 emissions and to possible changes in stratospheric O3 and tropospheric H2O. Perturbations are simulated for various chemically coherent regions (eg urban and continental mid-latitudes, and marine and continental low latitudes) from 1985 to 2035. Both global and region-specific scenarios predict a global tropospheric O3 increase of ~10-15% from 1985 to 2035 with OH decreasing 10-15%. In the regionally varying scenarios, O3 will increase in some regions and decrease in others; for examples in regions of rapid CH4 and CO increase, growth in boundary layer O3 may be as high as 40%. -from Authors

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)9829-9844
Number of pages16
JournalJournal of Geophysical Research
Volume95
Issue numberD7
DOIs
StatePublished - 1990

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Geophysics
  • Forestry
  • Oceanography
  • Aquatic Science
  • Ecology
  • Water Science and Technology
  • Soil Science
  • Geochemistry and Petrology
  • Earth-Surface Processes
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)
  • Space and Planetary Science
  • Palaeontology

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