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. 2021 Jan 19;14(5):617–628. doi: 10.1007/s11869-020-00965-w

Table 2.

Ozone production and depletion flux via NOx photochemical reactions under low an high NOx levels

Reaction Rate constant (molecule−1 cm3 s−1) Flux (molecule cm−3 s−1)
Befor lockdown (high NOx level) After lockdown (low NOx level)
NO2 + hv ≥ NO + O(3P) 5.0 × 10−3 3.28 × 109 6.05 × 108
O(3p) + O2 ≥ O3 1.5 × 10−14 4.04 × 1012 4.04 × 1012
NO + O3 ≥ NO2 + O2 2.0 × 10−14 1.51 × 1023 6.28 × 1022
NO2 + O3 ≥ NO3 + O2 3.2 × 10−17 8.05 × 10−6 4.03 × 10−6
Net flux - 1.51 × 1023 6.28 × 1022