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The probable importance of NO and NO2 in controlling the ozone concentrations and production rates in the stratosphere is pointed out. Observations on and determinations of nitric acid concentrations in the stratosphere by Murcray et al. (1968) and Rhine et al. (1969) support the high NO and NO2 concentrations indicated by Bates/Hays (1967). Some processes which may lead to production of nitric acid are discussed. The importance of O (1S), possibly produced in the ozone photolysis below 2340 Å, on the ozone photochemistry is mentioned.
This manuscript was first published as: “The influence of nitrogen oxides on the atmospheric ozone content” in: Quaterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, Vol. 96, No. 408, April 1970: 320–325. Wiley Online Library grants its authors the free republication of their texts.
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Crutzen, P.J. (2016). The Influence of Nitrogen Oxides on Atmospheric Ozone Content. In: Crutzen, P., Brauch, H. (eds) Paul J. Crutzen: A Pioneer on Atmospheric Chemistry and Climate Change in the Anthropocene. SpringerBriefs on Pioneers in Science and Practice(), vol 50. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-27460-7_3
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