A global inventory of stratospheric fluorine in 2004 based on Atmospheric Chemistry Experiment Fourier transform spectrometer (ACE-FTS) measurements

R. Nassar; P. F. Bernath; C. D. Boone; S. D. McLeod; R. Skelton; K. A. Walker; C. P. Rinsland; P. Duchatelet

doi:10.1029/2006JD007395

A global inventory of stratospheric fluorine in 2004 based on Atmospheric Chemistry Experiment Fourier transform spectrometer (ACE-FTS) measurements

R. Nassar, P. F. Bernath, C. D. Boone, S. D. McLeod, R. Skelton, K. A. Walker, C. P. Rinsland, P. Duchatelet

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[1] Total fluorine (F-TOT) in the stratosphere has been determined using Atmospheric Chemistry Experiment Fourier transform spectrometer (ACE-FTS) measurements of HF, COF2, COClF, CF4, CCl3F (CFC-11), CCl2F2 (CFC-12), CHClF2 (HCFC-22), CCl2FCClF2 (CFC-113), CH3CClF2 (HCFC-142b), CH2FCF3 (HFC-134a), and SF6. The retrieval of HFC-134a (CH2FCF3) from spaceborne measurements had not been carried out prior to this work. Measurements of these species have been supplemented by data from models to extend the altitude range of the profiles and have also been complemented by estimates of 15 minor fluorine species. Using these data, separate fluorine budgets were determined in five latitude zones (60 degrees - 82 degrees N, 30 degrees - 60 degrees N, 30 degrees S - 30 degrees N, 30 degrees - 60 degrees S, and 60 degrees - 82 degrees S) by averaging over the period of February 2004 to January 2005 inclusive, when possible. Stratospheric FTOT profiles in each latitude zone are nearly linear, with mean stratospheric FTOT values ranging from 2.50 to 2.59 ppbv (with a 1 sigma precision of 0.04 - 0.07 ppbv and an estimated accuracy of 0.15 ppbv) for each zone. The highest mean F-TOT value occurred in the tropics, which is qualitatively consistent with increasing levels of stratospheric fluorine and the mean stratospheric circulation pattern.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	-
Number of pages	10
Journal	Journal of Geophysical Research
Volume	111
Issue number	D22
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1029/2006JD007395
Publication status	Published - 30 Nov 2006

Keywords

HALOGEN OCCULTATION EXPERIMENT
CROSS-SECTIONS
CHLORINE
HYDROHALOCARBONS
LIFETIMES
BUDGET
MODEL

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