Condensed global photochemical mechanism for two-dimensional atmospheric models

摘要

A condensed chemical mechanism that represents the reactions of organic compounds in the atmosphere is developed and tested using a one-dimensional model. Due to the differences between the full and condensed mechanisms, the reduced version cannot be considered an accurate predictor of globally important trace species concentrations. The condensed mechanism must be improved before it can be used with confidence in two-dimensional models. Appendix contains both full and reduced mechanisms of photolysis and thermal reactions as well as species profile comparisons. 3 refs., 8 figs.