Impact of future nitrous oxide and carbon dioxide emissions on the stratospheric ozone layer
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15547760 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Richard S Stolarski, A R Douglass (0000-0002-5556-9988, Goddard Space Flight Center), Luke D Oman (0000-0002-5487-2598, Goddard Space Flight Center), Darryn W Waugh (0000-0001-7692-2798, Johns Hopkins University) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 034011-034011 |
| Publication date | 2015-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Environmental Research Letters (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1748-9326 • E-ISSN: 1748-9326 |
| Publisher | IOP Publishing (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1088/1748-9326/10/3/034011 |
| OpenAlex | W2102532664 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 28 |
The atmospheric levels of human-produced chlorocarbons and bromocarbons are projected to make only small contributions to ozone depletion by 2100. Increases in carbon dioxide (CO _2 ) and nitrous oxide (N _2 O) will become increasingly important in determining the future of the ozone layer. N _2 O increases lead to increased production of nitrogen oxides (NO _x ), contributing to ozone depletion. CO _2 increases cool the stratosphere and affect ozone levels in several ways. Cooling decreases the rate of many photochemical reactions, thus slowing ozone loss rates. Cooling also increases the chemical destruction of nitrogen oxides, thereby moderating the effect of increased N _2 O on ozone depletion. The stratospheric ozone level projected for the end of this century therefore depends on future emissions of both CO _2 and N _2 O. We use a two-dimensional chemical transport model to explore a wide range of values for the boundary conditions for CO _2 and N _2 O, and find that all of the current scenarios for growth of greenhouse gases project the global average ozone to be larger in 2100 than in 1960
Atmospheric sciences · Carbon dioxide · Greenhouse gas · Nitrogen · Nitrogen oxide · Nitrous oxide · NOx · Ozone · Ozone Depletion · Ozone layer · Stratosphere · Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics · Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols · Atmospheric Ozone and Climate · Chemistry · Environmental Science · Environmental Chemistry
Rethinking Current Global Conditions as a Socio-Ecological Crisis
Short-Term Effects of Low-Level Ambient Air NO2 on the Risk of Incident Stroke in Enshi City, China
A brief review of health-related issues occurring in urban areas related to global warming of 1.5°C
Diverse policy implications for future ozone and surface UV in a changing climate
| Citations per year | 0.4 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2016 - 2026 (11) |
| Highly cited | No |