Vol. 12, issue 08, article # 12

pdf Belan B. D., Sklyadneva T. K. Variation of tropospheric ozone concentration depending on solar radiation intensity. // Atmospheric and oceanic optics. 1999. V. 12. No. 08. P. 695-699.
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Abstract:

We analyze the rate of the ozone generation depending on the solar radiation intensity within the near-ground air layer. The radiation absorption for formation of a unit of the ozone concentration is shown to range from 15 to 120 W/m2 for 1 mg/m3 and varies in different seasons. It is greater in cold seasons when the ozone concentration is minimum and lower in warm seasons when maximum ozone concentration is observed. This reflects the peculiarity in the ozone generation in the atmosphere that starts from photolysis of the ozone present in the atmosphere. Empirical relations are obtained connecting the ozone concentration and total solar radiation.