Bromine compounds play an important and active role in
the depletion of stratospheric ozone. Despite its important role in
destroying stratospheric ozone, the measurements of bromine species have
been sparse. And hence the chemical mechanisms are also not thoroughly
validated.
SCIAMACHY is measuring bromine monoxide (BrO) profiles globally for the
first time. This gives us a good opportunity to understand and validate the
bromine chemistry. Here we present the first global measurements of BrO from
SCIAMACHY and its comparison with 1 D photochemical stacked box model.