The role of atmospheric chemistry in climate change

D. J. Wuebbles; K. E. Grant; P. S. Connell; J. E. Penner

The role of atmospheric chemistry in climate change

D. J. Wuebbles
, K. E. Grant
, P. S. Connell
, J. E. Penner

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Abstract

The combined direct radative effects from other trace gases could be as large as those estimated for CO₂. Many of these gases also have indirect effects on climate through their chemical interactions with other radiatively important atmospheric constituents. For example, within the troposphere, emissions of CH₄, CO, and NO_x may increase concentrations of ozone, an important radiatively active gas. These emissions may also affect concentrations of hydroxyl (OH), which, while not radiatively important, has an important impact on tropospheric chemistry and on the concentrations of long-lived gases reaching the stratosphere. In the stratosphere, dissociation of CH₄, N₂O, and the CFCs can lead to changes in the ozone distribution. Oxidation of increasing CH₄ concentrations would increase stratosphere concentrations of radiatively important water vapor. -from Authors

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	22-28
Number of pages	7
Journal	Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association
Volume	39
Issue number	1
State	Published - 1989
Externally published	Yes

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