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NASA Scientific Visualization Studio Collection
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NASA Scientific Visualization Studio Collection
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Chemical Model Animation of CFCs Releasing Chlorine to Form Reservoir Gases
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Chemical Model Animation of CFCs Releasing Chlorine to Form Reservoir Gases
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CFCs being broken up by UV radiation and the formation of hydrogen chloride and chlorine nitrate from the resulting chlorine
Duration: 56.0 seconds
Description
CFCs being broken up by UV radiation and the formation of hydrogen chloride and chlorine nitrate from the resulting chlorine
Duration: 56.0 seconds
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Abstract:
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Most stratospheric chlorine comes from man-made compounds called chlorofluorocarbons or CFCs. CFCs, widely used in refrigerators and air conditioners, are quite harmless and non-reactive in the lower atmosphere. Carried slowly upward by the earth's winds, they can survive the 5 year journey to the upper stratosphere. Here, above most of the ozone layer, the sun's ultraviolet radiation breaks down the CFCs into the more reactive chlorine compounds that destroy ozone. Chlorine can react with methane to form hydrogen chloride. Chlorine can also react with ozone forming the radical chlorine monoxide. Chlorine monoxide then combines with the radical nitrogen dioxide to form stable chlorine nitrate. Chlorine nitrate and hydrogen chloride are called reservoir gases for the chlorine radical. These reservoir gases usually contain more than ninety percent of the chlorine in the lower stratosphere.
Abstract
Most stratospheric chlorine comes from man-made compounds called chlorofluorocarbons or CFCs. CFCs, widely used in refrigerators and air conditioners, are quite harmless and non-reactive in the lower atmosphere. Carried slowly upward by the earth's winds, they can survive the 5 year journey to the upper stratosphere. Here, above most of the ozone layer, the sun's ultraviolet radiation breaks down the CFCs into the more reactive chlorine compounds that destroy ozone. Chlorine can react with methane to form hydrogen chloride. Chlorine can also react with ozone forming the radical chlorine monoxide. Chlorine monoxide then combines with the radical nitrogen dioxide to form stable chlorine nitrate. Chlorine nitrate and hydrogen chloride are called reservoir gases for the chlorine radical. These reservoir gases usually contain more than ninety percent of the chlorine in the lower stratosphere.
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Completed:
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1999-04-09
Completed
1999-04-09
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Credit:
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*Please give credit for this visualization to*
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Scientific Visualization Studio
Credit
*Please give credit for this visualization to*
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Scientific Visualization Studio
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Studio:
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SVS
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Animator:
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James W. Williams (Lead)
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James W. Williams (Lead)
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Animator:
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Greg Shirah
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Greg Shirah
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Animator:
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Jesse Allen
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Jesse Allen
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Scientist:
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Mark Schoeberl (NASA/GSFC)
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Mark Schoeberl (NASA/GSFC)
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Series:
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UARS
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Keywords:
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SVS
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Keywords:
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Chlorofluorocarbons
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Chlorofluorocarbons
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More Information on this topic available at
stories/UARS/ozone_m odels.html
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More Information on this topic available at
stories/UARS/ozone_m odels.html
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SVS1999-1001* * *
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SVS1999-1001* * *
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Animation Number:
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826
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826
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SPD-SCIVS-http://svs .gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a 000000/a000800/a0008 26/a000826-IMAGE
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SPD-SCIVS-http://svs .gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a 000000/a000800/a0008 26/a000826-IMAGE
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