Uncertainties in gas-phase atmospheric iodine chemistry

Sommariva, R., Bloss, W. J. and von Glasow, R. (2012) Uncertainties in gas-phase atmospheric iodine chemistry. Atmospheric Environment, 57. pp. 219-232.

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Abstract

We present a comprehensive chemical mechanism for gas-phase iodine, to be used for modelling tropospheric chemistry. The mechanism has been compiled from evaluated data and individual literature studies, where available; a number of key processes have not been studied experimentally or theoretically and in these cases estimations have been made. The uncertainty associated with these assumptions is evaluated. We analyze the mechanism using a box-model under a variety of boundary layer scenarios – representative of environments where iodine species have been observed – to study the response of the chemical system to changes in the kinetic parameters of selected reactions. We focus in particular on key species such as IO, OIO, INO3 and I2Oy and the impact of iodine chemistry on ozone formation and HOx levels. The results indicate that the chemical system is most sensitive to reactions leading to comparatively stable iodine compounds, which should be a focus of future laboratory studies.

Item Type:	Article
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Science > School of Environmental Sciences
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Volcanoes@UEA (former - to 2018) Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (former - to 2017) Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Meteorology, Oceanography and Climate Dynamics (former - to 2017) Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Atmospheric Chemistry (former - to 2018) Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Climate, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences (former - to 2017) Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Centre for Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences
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Date Deposited:	16 Oct 2012 10:27
Last Modified:	18 Nov 2022 15:30
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/39883
DOI:	10.1016/j.atmosenv.2012.04.032

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