SUN AND OZONE. “As the energetic particles can penetrate to 20–40 km altitude (depending on their energy), they also affect the middle and upper atmospheric chemistry while colliding with the atmospheric constituents: The particle precipitation leads to an enhancement of NO2 in the atmosphere, which in turn is a catalyst for ozone destruction. This way the solar activity also affects the long-term balance of the atmospheric chemistry.”
https://link.springer.com/article/10.12942/lrsp-2007-1
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Nigel Fleming
September 21, 2022