Impact on ozone of high-speed stratospheric aircraft: effects of the emission scenario
A photochemical-transport two-dimensional model has been used to assess the impact of a projected fleet of high-speed stratospheric aircraft using different emissions scenarios. It is shown that the presence in the background atmosphere of nitric acid trihydrate aerosols is responsible for a low...
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1994-08-01
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| author | G. Pitari S. Palermi G. Visconti |
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| description | A photochemical-transport two-dimensional
model has been used to assess the impact of a projected fleet of high-speed
stratospheric aircraft using different emissions scenarios. It is shown that the
presence in the background atmosphere of nitric acid trihydrate aerosols is
responsible for a lower stratospheric denoxification in addition to that caused
by the sulfate aerosol layer. This has the effect of further decreasing the
relative role of the odd nitrogen catalytic cycle for ozone destruction, so that
the lower stratosphere is primarily controlled by chlorine species. The effect
of aircraft injection of nitric oxides is that of decreasing the level of ClO,
so that the lower stratospheric ozone (below about 20-25 km altitude) increases.
The net effect on global ozone is that of a small increase even at Mach 2.4, and
is enhanced by adopting emission scenarios including altitude restriction at 15
or 18 km. Reductions of the emission index (EI) of nitric oxides below
relatively small values (about 15) are shown to reduce the aircraft-induced
ozone increase, because of the associated smaller decrease of ClO. This
conclusion is no more valid when the emission index is raised at the present
values (about 45). |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bf682a45af2a45ae90716d3abfa8d3162022-12-21T22:49:13ZengCopernicus PublicationsAnnales Geophysicae0992-76891432-05761994-08-0112996100510.1007/s00585-994-0996-1Impact on ozone of high-speed stratospheric aircraft: effects of the emission scenarioG. PitariS. PalermiG. ViscontiA photochemical-transport two-dimensional model has been used to assess the impact of a projected fleet of high-speed stratospheric aircraft using different emissions scenarios. It is shown that the presence in the background atmosphere of nitric acid trihydrate aerosols is responsible for a lower stratospheric denoxification in addition to that caused by the sulfate aerosol layer. This has the effect of further decreasing the relative role of the odd nitrogen catalytic cycle for ozone destruction, so that the lower stratosphere is primarily controlled by chlorine species. The effect of aircraft injection of nitric oxides is that of decreasing the level of ClO, so that the lower stratospheric ozone (below about 20-25 km altitude) increases. The net effect on global ozone is that of a small increase even at Mach 2.4, and is enhanced by adopting emission scenarios including altitude restriction at 15 or 18 km. Reductions of the emission index (EI) of nitric oxides below relatively small values (about 15) are shown to reduce the aircraft-induced ozone increase, because of the associated smaller decrease of ClO. This conclusion is no more valid when the emission index is raised at the present values (about 45).https://www.ann-geophys.net/12/996/1994/angeo-12-996-1994.pdf |
| spellingShingle | G. Pitari S. Palermi G. Visconti Impact on ozone of high-speed stratospheric aircraft: effects of the emission scenario Annales Geophysicae |
| title | Impact on ozone of high-speed stratospheric aircraft: effects of the emission scenario |
| title_full | Impact on ozone of high-speed stratospheric aircraft: effects of the emission scenario |
| title_fullStr | Impact on ozone of high-speed stratospheric aircraft: effects of the emission scenario |
| title_full_unstemmed | Impact on ozone of high-speed stratospheric aircraft: effects of the emission scenario |
| title_short | Impact on ozone of high-speed stratospheric aircraft: effects of the emission scenario |
| title_sort | impact on ozone of high speed stratospheric aircraft effects of the emission scenario |
| url | https://www.ann-geophys.net/12/996/1994/angeo-12-996-1994.pdf |
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