The MPI-Mainz UV/VIS Spectral Atlas

of Gaseous Molecules of Atmospheric Interest

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Hannelore Keller-Rudek1, Geert K. Moortgat2, Rolf Sander2, Rüdiger Sörensen1

1Satellite Group

2Atmospheric Chemistry Division

Max-Planck Institute for Chemistry
Mainz, Germany


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When referring to the Spectral Atlas, please cite our publication:

Keller-Rudek, H., Moortgat, G. K., Sander, R., and Sörensen, R.: The MPI-Mainz UV/VIS spectral atlas of gaseous molecules of atmospheric interest, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 5, 365–373, (2013), DOI: 10.5194/essd-5-365-2013


Cross Sections / Organics (carbonyls) / Aldehydes(aliphatic) / CH2O / ChanceOrphal(2011)_223.15-293.15K_300-385nm(parameters)

DATAFILE: CH2O_ChanceOrphal(2011)_223.15-293.15K_300-385nm(parameters).txt
NAME: formaldehyde, methanal
FORMULA: CH2O
AUTHOR(YEAR): ChanceOrphal(2011)
T: 223.15-293.15K
λ: 300-385nm(parameters)
BIBLIOGRAPHY: K. Chance and J. Orphal, "Revised ultraviolet absorption cross sections of H2CO for the HITRAN database", J. Quant. Spectrosc. Radiat. Transfer 112, 1509-1510 (2011); DOI: 10.1016/j.jqsrt.2011.02.002
COMMENTS: Using the high-resolution absorption cross sections reported by

C.A. Cantrell, J.A. Davidson, A.H. McDaniel, R.E. Shetter, and J.G. Calvert, "Temperature-dependent formaldehyde cross sections in the near-ultraviolet", J. Phys. Chem. 94 (1990) 3902-3908; DOI: 10.1021/j100373a008, and

R. Meller and G.K. Moortgat, "Temperature dependence of the absorption cross sections of formaldehyde between 223 and 323 K in the wavelength range 225-375 nm", J. Geophys. Res. D, 105 (2000) 7089-7101, DOI:10..1029/1999JD901074,

a revised set of temperature-dependent absorption cross sections has been derived

The cross sections of Cantrell et al. have been re-scaled in intensity to the cross sections of Meller and Moortgat

The linear temperature dependence is given by

σ(T) = A + B × (T - 273.15) and by the listed parameters A and B

The data have been obtained by personal communication from K. Chance (March 2012)

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