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Articles | Volume 22, issue 18
Articles | Volume 22, issue 18
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-12443-2022
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-12443-2022
© Author(s) 2022. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 22, issue 18
Review article
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22 Sep 2022
Review article |  | 22 Sep 2022

The ion–ion recombination coefficient α: comparison of temperature- and pressure-dependent parameterisations for the troposphere and stratosphere

Marcel Zauner-Wieczorek, Joachim Curtius, and Andreas Kürten

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We reviewed different theories of the ion–ion recombination coefficient α, which describes the reaction and mutual neutralisation of two oppositely charged ions. We focussed on temperature and pressure dependencies and the atmospheric altitude range between 0–50 km. We compared the theories for atmospheric conditions and identified the most favourable value for standard conditions, 1.7 × 10−6 cm3 s−1, and recommend different theories or parameterisations depending on the altitude.
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