THE DISTRIBUTION OF ACETALDEHYDE IN THE LOWER TROPOSPHERE DURING TROPOZ-II

被引:8
作者
ARLANDER, DW [1 ]
BRUNING, D [1 ]
SCHMIDT, U [1 ]
EHHALT, DH [1 ]
机构
[1] FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JULICH, FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM, INST ATMOSPHAR CHEM, D-52425 JULICH, GERMANY
关键词
ACETALDEHYDE; BACKGROUND TROPOSPHERE; CONCENTRATION DISTRIBUTION; AIRCRAFT; SAMPLING TECHNIQUE;
D O I
10.1007/BF00696636
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
A series of 72 measurements of the acetaldehyde (CH3CHO) mixing ratio were made in the lower troposphere during TROPOZ II. These measurements are the first ever made of the background level of this trace gas in the free troposphere. The data show a vertical decrease of the CH3CHO mixing ratio with increasing altitude and indicate higher CH3CHO concentrations in the Northern Hemisphere - in general agreement with a model-derived average CH3CHO distribution. Deviations of the observed CH3CHO mixing ratios from the modelled mean distribution are correlated with similar deviations in the corresponding HCHO mixing ratios.
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页码:243 / 249
页数:7
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