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Determination of the atmospheric lifetime and global warming potential of sulfur hexafluoride using a three-dimensional model
Tamás Kovács
School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
Wuhu Feng
School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
NCAS, School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2
9JT, UK
Anna Totterdill
School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
John M. C. Plane
School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
Sandip Dhomse
NCAS, School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2
9JT, UK
Juan Carlos Gómez-Martín
School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
Gabriele P. Stiller
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, IMK-ASF, PO BOX 3640, 76021
Karlsruhe, Germany
Florian J. Haenel
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, IMK-ASF, PO BOX 3640, 76021
Karlsruhe, Germany
Christopher Smith
Energy Research Institute, School of Chemical and Process Engineering,
University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
Piers M. Forster
NCAS, School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2
9JT, UK
Rolando R. García
National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), Boulder, Colorado,
USA
Daniel R. Marsh
National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), Boulder, Colorado,
USA
Martyn P. Chipperfield
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
NCAS, School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2
9JT, UK
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Short summary
Sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) is a very potent greenhouse gas, which is present in the atmosphere only through its industrial use, for example as an electrical insulator. To estimate accurately the impact of SF6 emissions on climate we need to know how long it persists in the atmosphere before being removed. Previous estimates of the SF6 lifetime indicate a large degree of uncertainty. Here we use a detailed atmospheric model to calculate a current best estimate of the SF6 lifetime.
Sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) is a very potent greenhouse gas, which is present in the atmosphere...
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