TY  - JOUR
AU  - Müller, R.
TI  - Impact of cosmic rays on stratospheric chlorine chemistry and ozone depletion
JO  - Physical review letters
VL  - 91
IS  - 5
SN  - 0031-9007
CY  - College Park, Md.
PB  - APS
M1  - PreJuSER-29698
SP  - 058502
PY  - 2003
N1  - Record converted from VDB: 12.11.2012
AB  - Dissociation induced by cosmic rays of chlorofluorocarbons (CFC) and HCl on the surfaces of polar stratospheric clouds (PSC) has been suggested as playing a significant role in causing the ozone hole. However, observed stratospheric CFC distributions are inconsistent with a destruction of CFC on PSC surfaces and no significant correlation exists between ozone levels and cosmic-ray activity inside the polar regions. Model simulations indicate that this mechanism can have only a limited impact on chemical ozone loss and thus on the recovery of stratospheric ozone.
KW  - J (WoSType)
LB  - PUB:(DE-HGF)16
UR  - <Go to ISI:>//WOS:000184510600060
DO  - DOI:10.1103/PhysRevLett.91.058502
UR  - https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/29698
ER  -