THALOZ: Tropospheric halogens - effect on ozone

• Research unit: EU RFP
• Project number: 01.0133

Key words (English)

Environmental Protection; Forecasting; Meteorology; Resources of the Sea; Fisheries

Alternative project number (English)

EU project number: EVK2-CT-2001-00104

Research programs (English)

EU-programme: 5. Frame Research Programme - 1.4a.2 Global change, climate and biodiversity

Short description (English)

See abstract

Further information (English)

Full name of research-institution/enterprise:
EPF Lausanne
Département de Génie Rural (DRG)
Laboratoire de pollution atmosphérique et sol (LPAS)

Abstract (English)

THALOZ is a concerted, multidisciplinary effort aimed at understanding of the role of reactive halogens in tropospheric oxidation chemistry, their effect on ozone, and consequent influence on irradiative forcing of climate by greenhouse gases. The work plan combines satellite observations, laboratory studies, model development and model application.

New information will be obtained on the amounts of reactive halogen species in the troposphere and on the key chemical reactions controlling them. The models will be used to assess the regional and global distribution and budgets of halogens and their effect ozone in the troposphere, and the changes irradiative forcing due to halogen chemistry.

References in databases (English)

Swiss Database: Euro-DB of the
State Secretariat for Education and Research
Hallwylstrasse 4
CH-3003 Berne, Switzerland
Tel. [phone]
Swiss Project-Number: 01.0133