Publication Date:
2011-08-16
Description:
Free chlorine atoms produced from HCl deposited by solid-fueled rocket engines react to destroy odd oxygen in the stratosphere. Using a one-dimensional photochemical model, we have computed the reduction of ozone likely to be caused by long-term operation of such vehicles powered by large solid-fueled rocket engines. It is likely that ozone reduction will not be greater than a few tenths of a per cent, although the value is dependent upon ambient NO(x) concentrations.
Keywords:
ENVIRONMENT POLLUTION
Type:
Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences; 32; Mar. 197
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