Observational evidence for interhemispheric hydroxyl-radical parity

P. K. Patra (), M. C. Krol, S. A. Montzka, T. Arnold, E. L. Atlas, B. R. Lintner, B. B. Stephens, B. Xiang, J. W. Elkins, P. J. Fraser, A. Ghosh, E. J. Hintsa, D. F. Hurst, K. Ishijima, P. B. Krummel, B. R. Miller, K. Miyazaki, F. L. Moore, J. Mühle, S. O’Doherty, R. G. Prinn, L. P. Steele, M. Takigawa, H. J. Wang, R. F. Weiss, S. C. Wofsy and D. Young
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P. K. Patra: JAMSTEC, Yokohama 236 0001, Japan
M. C. Krol: Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 3a, 6708 PB, The Netherlands
S. A. Montzka: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Earth System Research Laboratory
T. Arnold: Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, USA
E. L. Atlas: The Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami
B. R. Lintner: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
B. B. Stephens: National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR)
B. Xiang: School of Engineering and Applied Science, Harvard University
J. W. Elkins: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Earth System Research Laboratory
P. J. Fraser: Centre for Australian Weather and Climate Research, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Oceans and Atmosphere Flagship
A. Ghosh: JAMSTEC, Yokohama 236 0001, Japan
E. J. Hintsa: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Earth System Research Laboratory
D. F. Hurst: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Earth System Research Laboratory
K. Ishijima: JAMSTEC, Yokohama 236 0001, Japan
P. B. Krummel: Centre for Australian Weather and Climate Research, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Oceans and Atmosphere Flagship
B. R. Miller: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Earth System Research Laboratory
K. Miyazaki: JAMSTEC, Yokohama 236 0001, Japan
F. L. Moore: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Earth System Research Laboratory
J. Mühle: Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, USA
S. O’Doherty: School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Cantock’s Close, BS8 1TS, UK
R. G. Prinn: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
L. P. Steele: Centre for Australian Weather and Climate Research, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Oceans and Atmosphere Flagship
M. Takigawa: JAMSTEC, Yokohama 236 0001, Japan
H. J. Wang: School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology
R. F. Weiss: Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, USA
S. C. Wofsy: School of Engineering and Applied Science, Harvard University
D. Young: School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Cantock’s Close, BS8 1TS, UK

Nature, 2014, vol. 513, issue 7517, 219-223

Abstract: Observations of methyl chloroform combined with an atmospheric transport model predict a Northern to Southern Hemisphere hydroxyl ratio of slightly less than 1, whereas commonly used atmospheric chemistry models predict ratios 15–45% higher.

Date: 2014
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