Abstract
The thermodynamic properties of several water‐soluble gases are reviewed to determine the likely effect of the atmospheric water cycle on their vertical profiles. We find that gaseous HCl, HNO3, and HBr are sufficiently soluble in water to suggest that their vertical profiles in the troposphere have a similar shape to that of water vapor. Thus we predict that HCl, HNO3, and HBr exhibit a steep negative gradient with altitude roughly equal to the altitude gradient of water vapor. Therefore, ground‐based sources of inorganic chlorine, odd nitrogen, and inorganic bromine compounds are not likely to directly affect the stratosphere in the mean. Calculations also show that while SO2 and NH3 are significantly affected by the atmospheric water cycle, their abundances may not decrease with altitude as rapidly as does water vapor.
Highlights
The thermodynamic properties of sev- Their arg:uments were based on the existence of an eral water-soluble gases are reviewed to determine HC1-H20 dmer, but we consider the conclusions inthe likely effect of the atmospheric water cycle dependeht of the existence of dimers
HC1, HN03, and HBr are sufficiently soluble in water to suggest that their vertical profiles in should follow the water-vapor mixing ratio gradient, based on the high solubility of the gas in the troposphere have a similar shape to that of liquid water
Calculations teractions are not likely to be significant for showthat while SO2 and NH3 are significantly affected by the atmospheric water cycle, their abundances may not decrease with altitude as rapidly as does water vapor
Summary
The thermodynamic properties of sev- Their arg:uments were based on the existence of an eral water-soluble gases are reviewed to determine HC1-H20 dmer, but we consider the conclusions inthe likely effect of the atmospheric water cycle dependeht of the existence of dimers. In our discussions we neglect the possible ininorganic chlorine, odd nitrogen, and inorganic bromine compoundsare not likely to directly afteractions of soluble gases with low pH aerosols [e.g., Robbins et al, 1959]. Highly soluble gases since the Surface area of liquid and solid H20 in the atmosphere is so much larger than that of aerosols
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