Articles | Volume 17, issue 6
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-3785-2017
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-3785-2017
Research article
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20 Mar 2017
Research article |  | 20 Mar 2017

A new time-independent formulation of fractional release

Jennifer Ostermöller, Harald Bönisch, Patrick Jöckel, and Andreas Engel

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AR by Jennifer Ostermöller on behalf of the Authors (16 Jan 2017)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (18 Jan 2017) by Jens-Uwe Grooß
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ED: Reconsider after minor revisions (Editor review) (03 Feb 2017) by Jens-Uwe Grooß
AR by Jennifer Ostermöller on behalf of the Authors (10 Feb 2017)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Publish as is (10 Feb 2017) by Jens-Uwe Grooß
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Short summary
We analysed the temporal evolution of fractional release factors (FRFs) from EMAC model simulations for several halocarbons and nitrous oxide. The current formulation of FRFs yields values that depend on the tropospheric trend of the species. This is a problematic issue for the application of FRF in the calculation of steady-state quantities (e.g. ODP). Including a loss term in the calculation, we develop a new formulation of FRF and find that the time dependence can almost be compensated.
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