Recent Millimeter and Sub millimeter Observations of Species of Atmospheric Importance.†

Abstract

We have recently made and currently have under way extensive millimeter and submillimeter measurements on a number of important atmospheric species. As a complement to this work, we have theoretically analyzed this data with the goal of producing "complete" spectral maps of these species in the region up to 1000 GHz. Among the species studied are hydrogen peroxide (HOOH), the hydroperoxy radical (HO2), difluoromethylene (CF2), nitric acid (HNO3), nitrous acid (both cis and trans) HNO2, nitrogen dioxide (NO2), and water (H2O). Details of the theoretical techniques and illustrations based upon earlier work of the laboratory are given in another paper at this meeting.