Articles | Volume 19, issue 12
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-19-5305-2026
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-19-5305-2026
Model evaluation paper
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22 Jun 2026
Model evaluation paper |  | 22 Jun 2026

Benchmarking photolysis rates with Socrates (24.11): species for Earth and exoplanets

Sophia M. Adams, James Manners, Nathan Mayne, Mei Ting Mak, and Éric Hébrard

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Benchmarking Photolysis Rates Sophia Adams et al. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15941222

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We perform calculations of photolysis reactions using an existing model but including updated input data. These reactions are important in shaping the composition of our upper atmosphere and that of other planets, for example, controlling ozone formation and destruction. The results of our model are compared with those of previous benchmarks, and rates of various reactions provided to facilitate other researchers in developing accurate schemes to capture photolysis in planetary atmospheres.
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