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Carbon dioxide takes 20+ years to reach the stratosphere? Gases with higher molecular weights like halogenated ozone depleting substances reach the stratosphere
by philipkglass 3y ago
Carbon dioxide takes 20+ years to reach the stratosphere? Gases with higher molecular weights like halogenated ozone depleting substances reach the stratosphere in no more than 5 years:
https://www.epa.gov/ozone-layer-protection/basic-ozone-layer-science https://www.epa.gov/ozone-layer-protection/basic-ozone-layer...
Ozone depleting substances that release chlorine include chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs), carbon tetrachloride, and methyl chloroform. ODS that release bromine include halons and methyl bromide. Although ODS are emitted at the Earth’s surface, they are eventually carried into the stratosphere in a process that can take as long as two to five years.
I would expect gases with a lower molecular weight to blend into the homosphere even faster.
- reaperman 3y agoProbably depends on the % threshold you set, as it asymptotically approaches some equilibrium.