IODINE - ITS POSSIBLE ROLE IN TROPOSPHERIC PHOTOCHEMISTRY
IODINE - ITS POSSIBLE ROLE IN TROPOSPHERIC PHOTOCHEMISTRY
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DOI:
10.1029/jc085ic12p07383
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发表时间:
1980-01-01
影响因子:
3.6
通讯作者:
DAVIS, DD
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作者:
CHAMEIDES, WL;DAVIS, DD
A detailed study of the photochemistry of iodine and its oxides indicates that iodine species may play an important, but heretofore ignored, role in the tropospheric photochemical system. Methyl iodide, often observed in the marine troposphere with an average concentration of 5–10 ppt (v/v), is photolyzed and thereby produces I atoms. Chemical interactions with O3, HxOy, and NOxcause I to be converted to other inorganic compounds such as IO, HOI, IONO2, and I2. The production of these species and their subsequent recycling back to I can lead to the catalytic removal of tropospheric O3, the enhancement of the NO2/NO ratio, the destruction of HxOyfree radicals, and the conversion of HO2to OH. Ultimately, tropospheric inorganic iodine (IX) is removed by heterogeneous processes. Calculations using a numerical model to simulate tropospheric photochemistry indicate that iodine may have a strong impact upon the atmospheric O3‐NOx‐HxOysystem. The magnitude of these effects is dependent upon the value of several uncertain rate constants and the primary source distributions of CH3I and other organic and inorganic iodine compounds.