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


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DATAFILE: CH2O_MellerMoortgat(2000)_223K_250-353nm(int-c).txt
NAME: formaldehyde, methanal
FORMULA: CH2O
AUTHOR(YEAR): MellerMoortgat(2000)
T: 223K
λ: 250-353nm(int-c)
BIBLIOGRAPHY: 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
COMMENTS: High-resolution spectrum: Spectral resolution in single measurements varied between 0.028 nm at 230 nm and 0.021 nm at 360 nm; in the final spectrum over the entire wavelength range the resolution is somewhat lower (∼0.04 nm) due to later data handling and manipulation

250-353nm(int-c), i.e., averaging of the high-resolution data over the spectral intervals of 500 cm-1 and 5 nm used in atmospheric modelling calculations; intervals No. 80-103: 250.0-253.2, 253.2-256.4,....., 307.7-312.5, 312.5-317.5, ....., 347.5-352.5 nm; first column: center of interval

Empirical fit of the temperature dependence (223-323 K):

σ(λ, T) = σ(298 K) + Γ × (T - 298 K) with the temperature coefficients

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λ    1024 Γ
(nm)  (cm2 molec.-1 K-1)
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251.6   0.720
254.8   1.77
258.1   5.35
261.4   1.45
264.9   5.00
268.5   2.80
272.1   3.87
275.9  -5.73
279.7  -3.60
283.7 -22.3
287.7  -7.47
292.0 -34.9
296.3   5.73
300.8   2.80
305.4  -1.73
310.1  -5.47
315.0   8.40
320.0   8.13
325.0   3.87
330.0  10.5
335.0   1.71
340.0   15.2
345.0   0.480
350.0  -3.40

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