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The ion–ion recombination coefficient α: comparison of temperature- and pressure-dependent parameterisations for the troposphere and stratosphere
Marcel Zauner-Wieczorek
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Institute for Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, Goethe
University Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt am Main, 60629, Germany
Joachim Curtius
Institute for Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, Goethe
University Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt am Main, 60629, Germany
Andreas Kürten
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Institute for Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, Goethe
University Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt am Main, 60629, Germany
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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.
We reviewed different theories of the ion–ion recombination coefficient α, which describes...
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