A New Detailed Plasma‐Chemistry Model for the Potential Impact of Blue Jet Streamers on Atmospheric Chemistry. Issue 6 (24th March 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Xu, C.; Huret, N.; Garnung, M.; Celestin, S.
• Is Part Of: Journal of geophysical research. Volume 125:Issue 6(2020)
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• Publication Date: 2020-03-24
• Subjects: Atmospheric physics -- Periodicals; Geophysics -- Periodicals; 551.5
• DOI: 10.1029/2019JD031789
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2169-897X

Abstract

Abstract: A detailed ion‐neutral chemistry model named MiPO‐Streamer model has been developed to simulate the impact of blue jet streamers on stratospheric chemistry. It is based on the MiPLaSMO model (Microphysical and Photochemical Lagrangian Stratospheric Model of Ozone) widely used over the last 20 years to interpret balloon and satellite measurements associated with stratospheric ozone. In this study, instead of using a reduced electric field with constant value during blue jet streamer discharge process, we used a time‐dependent reduced electric field coming from an explicit streamer model. The simulations are performed on daytime/nighttime and in 2‐day long‐term duration at 27 km where the catalytic cycle of NO x is the most efficient to destroy ozone. Among 117 species considered, we put the focus on nitrogen, oxygen, chlorine, and bromine species, and ozone perturbation. The model results indicate that the densities of neutral species through an electrodynamic streamer simulation show an impact of a factor 2 as compared to the pulse‐based simulation at 27 km. Key Points: A detailed ion‐neutral chemistry model has been developed to simulate the chemical impact of blue jet streamers A time‐dependent reduced electric field is used for blue jet streamer discharge, and the shape in time makes critical chemical impact Ozone is produced by BJ streamer in the first 100 s, consumed in hours and decreases to lower density than in a no‐discharge case