The MPI-Mainz UV/VIS Spectral Atlas

of Gaseous Molecules of Atmospheric Interest

www.uv-vis-spectral-atlas-mainz.org

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-2015(2015)_298K_226-375nm(rec,1nm)

DATAFILE: CH2O_JPL-2015(2015)_298K_226-375nm(rec,1nm).txt
NAME: formaldehyde, methanal
FORMULA: CH2O
AUTHOR(YEAR): JPL-2015(2015)
T: 298K
λ: 226-375nm(rec,1nm)
BIBLIOGRAPHY: J. B. Burkholder, S. P. Sander, J. Abbatt, J. R. Barker, R. E. Huie, C. E. Kolb, M. J. Kurylo, V. L. Orkin, D. M. Wilmouth, and P. H. Wine, "Chemical Kinetics and Photochemical Data for Use in Atmospheric Studies, Evaluation No. 18", JPL Publication 15-10, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, 2015 http://jpldataeval.jpl.nasa.gov
COMMENTS: JPl-2015(2015) recommendation:

The absorption cross sections σ(λ) and the temperature coefficients Γ(λ) of the linear parameterization of the temperature dependence

σ(λ,T) = σ(λ,298 K) + Γ(λ) × (T − 298)

reported by

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. 105(D6), 7089-7101 (2000); DOI: 10.1029/1999JD901074,

were scaled up by 8% and averaged over 1-nm intervals

The consistency between the absorption cross section data of

C.A. Smith, F.D. Pope, B. Cronin, C.B. Parkes, and A.J. Orr-Ewing, "Absorption cross sections of formaldehyde at wavelengths from 300 to 340 nm and at 294 and 245 K", J. Phys. Chem. A 110, 11645-11653 (2006); DOI: 10.1021/jp063713y,

A. Gratien, E. Nilsson, J.-F. Doussin, M.S. Johnson, C.J. Nielsen, Y. Stenstrøm, and B. Picquet-Varrault, "UV and IR absorption cross sections of HCHO, HCDO, and DCDO", J. Phys. Chem. A 111, 11506-11513 (2007); DOI: 10.1021/jp074288r, and

F.D. Pope, C.A. Smith, N.M.R. Ashfold, and A.J. Orr-Ewing, "High-resolution absorption cross sections of formaldehyde at wavelengths from 313 to 320 nm", Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 7, 79-84 (2005); DOI: 10.1039/B414183K,

in the range 300 to 360 nm demonstrate that the previously recommended absorption cross sections reported by Meller and Moortgat(2000) are too low by about 7–10%

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