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 / JPL-2002(2002)_223K_301.25-356.25nm(rec)

DATAFILE: CH2O_JPL-2002(2002)_223K_301.25-356.25nm(rec).txt
NAME: formaldehyde, methanal
FORMULA: CH2O
AUTHOR(YEAR): JPL-2002(2002)
T: 223K
λ: 301.25-356.25nm(rec)
BIBLIOGRAPHY: S.P. Sander, R.R. Friedl, D.M. Golden, M.J. Kurylo, R.E. Huie, V.L. Orkin, G.K. Moortgat, A.R. Ravishankara, C.E. Kolb, M.J. Molina, and B.J. Finlayson-Pitts, "Chemical Kinetics and Photochemical Data for Use in Atmospheric Studies. Evaluation Number 14", JPL Publication 02-25, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, 2002; http://jpldataeval.jpl.nasa.gov/
COMMENTS: JPL-2002 recommendation, adopting the earlier recommendation of

W.B. DeMore, S.P. Sander, D.M. Golden, R.F. Hampson, M.J. Kurylo, C.J. Howard, A.R. Ravishankara, C.E. Kolb, and M.J. Molina, "Chemical Kinetics and Photochemical Data for Use in Stratospheric Modeling. Evaluation Number 12", JPL Publication 97-4, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, 1997; https://jpldataeval.jpl.nasa.gov/pdf/Atmos97 :

Absorption cross sections and temperature coefficients from

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, 3902-3908 (1990); DOI: 10.1021/j100373a008 .

High-resolution data averaged over the 2.5-nm intervals 300.0-302.5, 302.5-305.0,........., 355.0-357.5nm; first column: center of interval.

The temperature dependence between T = 223 and 293 K can be calculated by the relation

σ(T) = A + B × (T - 273) = σ(273 K) + B × (T - 273) with the parameters:

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λ     A       B
(nm)   (cm2 molec.-1) (cm2 molec.-1 K-1)
---------------------------------------------------------------------
301.25  1.37e-20    -2.10e-24
303.75  4.43e-20    -4.73e-23
306.25  3.27e-20    -1.06e-23
308.75  2.24e-20    -7.24e-24
311.25  8.82e-21     2.48e-23
313.75  3.47e-20    -3.64e-23
316.25  3.94e-20    -2.30e-23
318.75  1.69e-20     6.59e-24
321.25  1.16e-20    -1.52e-23
323.75  4.71e-20     1.18e-24
326.25  4.61e-20    -8.86e-23
328.75  2.34e-20    -2.15e-23
331.25  1.31e-20    -1.53e-23
333.75  1.14e-21     4.32e-24
336.25  1.30e-21     5.03e-25
338.75  3.54e-20    -8.96e-23
341.25  8.98e-21     1.86e-23
343.75  1.31e-20    -2.64e-23
346.25  5.18e-22     9.57e-24
348.75  3.10e-22     4.38e-24
351.25  2.16e-21     9.48e-24
353.75  1.63e-20    -4.05e-23
356.25  9.91e-22     1.27e-23

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