Global Self-Regulation of Ozone in the Earth Atmosphere

摘要

This report is a generalization of the experimental and theoretical research in the field of physical chemistry of the Earth's atmosphere, which was made in the Catalysis and Gas Electrochemistry Laboratory of the Chemistry Department of MSU. Approximately 5 years ago we suggested that processes, leading to ozone layer decomposition and consequently to increases in the CO_2 percentage in the Earth's atmosphere should be closely related and that chemical reactions with the involvement of both these gases should be included into natural oxygen cycle. After making such a suggestion we faced tough problems. It transpired that the natural oxygen cycle is not closed as supposed by modern ideas. We have could not find any full description of the general natural oxygen cycle in literature, so, we selected the data about all natural oxygen-containing substances cycles, presented in Figure 1. It is well known that seasonal fluctuations of the CO_2 and ozone percentage are inharmonious. Increases of the CO_2 percentage are related to decreases of the O_3 concentration. Thus, year-by-year the increase of the CO_2 amount in the atmosphere is accompanied by a ozone layer decomposition process. We proceeded from the well known assumption that the total amount of ozone in the atmosphere is the product of photosynthesis reactions. About. 1.25·10~(16)-1.5·10~(16) mole of carbon is involved in these processes. Biological oxidation is incomplete, consequently, every year about 3,3·10~(14) moles of carbon is in oceanic sedimentations and soils. The same amount of CO_2 is absorbed from the atmosphere with O_2 emission.