The observed presence of water vapor convectively injected deep into the stratosphere over the United States fundamentally changes the catalytic chlorine/bromine free radical chemistry of the lower stratosphere by shifting total available inorganic chlorine into the catalytically active free-radical form, ClO. This chemical shift markedly affects total ozone loss rates and makes the catalytic system extraordinarily sensitive to convective injection into the mid-latitude lower stratosphere in summer.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/uv-dosage-levels-summer-increased-risk-ozone-loss-convectively-injected-water-vapor
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/james-g-anderson
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/david-m-wilmouth
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/jessica-b-smith-et-al
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/science
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ozone
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/atmosphere
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/united-states-america-us
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/aerosols
