Evaluation of photodissociation coefficient calculations for use in atmospheric chemical models.

Petropavlovskikh, Irina.

Evaluation of photodissociation coefficient calculations for use in atmospheric chemical models. - xvi, 236 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. - NCAR Cooperative Thesis ; no. 159 .

Also issued as thesis (doctoral)--Université Libre de Bruxellex, 1995.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-236).

1. Introduction -- 2. Fundamental concepts of atmospheric photolytic radiation -- 3. Photolysis rate coefficient errors induced by the use of different radiative transfer schemes -- 4. Diurnal averaging of photolysis rates -- 5. Corrections for atmospheric sphericity -- 6. Calculation of J values in Schumann-Runge bands -- 7. Comparisons of measured and calculated J o1d and J no2 -- 8. Application of improved J-values to chemical modeling. a case study of the importance of clouds -- 9. Discussion and conclusions.


National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR)


Photodissociation.
Atmospheric chemistry--Mathematical models.

QC879.6 / .P48 1995

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