Atmospheric Chemistry

  1. Stratospheric Chemistry
    1. Ozone Layer Formation
      1. Chapman Cycle
        1. O2 Photolysis
          1. O3 Formation
            1. O3 Photolysis
              1. Odd Oxygen Reactions
              2. Ozone Distribution
                1. Vertical Profiles
                  1. Latitudinal Variations
                    1. Seasonal Cycles
                      1. Dobson-Brewer Circulation
                    2. Catalytic Ozone Destruction
                      1. General Catalytic Cycles
                        1. Null Cycles
                          1. Catalytic Efficiency
                          2. NOx Catalytic Cycle
                            1. NO + O3 Reaction
                              1. NO2 + O Reaction
                                1. Coupling with HOx
                                2. HOx Catalytic Cycle
                                  1. OH + O3 Reaction
                                    1. HO2 + O Reaction
                                      1. Water Vapor Sources
                                      2. ClOx Catalytic Cycle
                                        1. Cl + O3 Reaction
                                          1. ClO + O Reaction
                                            1. ClO Dimer Cycle
                                            2. BrOx Catalytic Cycle
                                              1. Br + O3 Reaction
                                                1. BrO + O Reaction
                                                  1. Coupling with ClOx
                                                2. Halogen Source Gases
                                                  1. Chlorofluorocarbons
                                                    1. CFC-11 and CFC-12
                                                      1. Atmospheric Lifetimes
                                                        1. Tropospheric Transport
                                                        2. Hydrochlorofluorocarbons
                                                          1. HCFC-22 and Others
                                                            1. Partial Tropospheric Destruction
                                                            2. Halons
                                                              1. Fire Suppressant Applications
                                                                1. Bromine Content
                                                                2. Natural Halogen Sources
                                                                  1. Methyl Chloride
                                                                    1. Methyl Bromide
                                                                      1. Very Short-Lived Species
                                                                    2. Polar Ozone Depletion
                                                                      1. Antarctic Ozone Hole
                                                                        1. Discovery and Observations
                                                                          1. Seasonal Development
                                                                            1. Polar Vortex Role
                                                                            2. Polar Stratospheric Clouds
                                                                              1. Type I PSCs
                                                                                1. Type II PSCs
                                                                                  1. Formation Conditions
                                                                                  2. Heterogeneous Chemistry
                                                                                    1. Chlorine Activation
                                                                                      1. Denitrification
                                                                                        1. Dehydration
                                                                                        2. Arctic Ozone Depletion
                                                                                          1. Interannual Variability
                                                                                            1. Comparison with Antarctic
                                                                                              1. Meteorological Influences
                                                                                            2. Ozone Recovery
                                                                                              1. Montreal Protocol
                                                                                                1. International Agreements
                                                                                                  1. Amendment History
                                                                                                    1. Compliance Mechanisms
                                                                                                    2. Climate-Ozone Interactions
                                                                                                      1. Greenhouse Gas Effects
                                                                                                        1. Circulation Changes

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