Research Article

Regional-Scale Ozone Deposition to North-East Atlantic Waters

Table 1

Results from area average analysis carried out over a boxed region in the North Atlantic.

SchemeAverage deposition velocity (cm/s)Maximum deposition velocity (cm/s)Minimum deposition velocity (cm/s)Average [ ] in ppbAverage O3 loss rate (ppb per day)Average upward VOI flux (molecules cm-2 s-1)Average mixing ratio VOI increase (ppt per day)

Reactivity of 50 nM Iodide0.03050.05090.0012347.86471.570317.11E + 073.14E + 00
Reactivity of 100 nM Iodide0.03550.05750.0012747.58761.822218.26E + 073.64E + 00
Reactivity of 150 nM Iodide0.03920.06230.0012947.39112.00099.07E + 074.00E + 00
Reactivity of 200 nM Iodide0.04210.06610.001347.23342.14459.72E + 074.29E + 00
Reactivity 1000 s-10.05730.08480.0013436.61132.266441.03E + 084.53E + 00
Wesely [18] scheme0.04630.04880.001946.84332.340641.06E + 084.68E + 00
Mechanistic scheme (Reactivity of 100 nM Iodide and Organic reactions)0.05470.1610.0017337.21852.203029.98E + 074.40E + 00
Percentage difference between Wesely [18] and Mechanistic Scheme 18.171 230.388.8614920.54685.879795.879795.87979
Percentage difference between Wesely [18] and 100 nM I-scheme23.1573 17.91533.0857 1.588822.149322.149322.1493