Table 1 Annual stratospheric emission products from rocket launches in modelled scenarios
Simulation | Launch rate | NOx | Clx | H2O | Black carbon | Alumina |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
cadence | (Gg/yr) | (Gg/yr) | (Gg/yr) | (Gg/yr) | (Gg/yr) | |
Reference (REF) | n/a | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Conservative growth | ||||||
All forcings | weekly | 1.35 | 4.05 | 41.93 | 1.70 | 1.16a |
Ambitious growth | ||||||
Gas phase products only (GAS) | 72 h | 3.38 | 10.13 | 104.82 | 0 | 0 |
Black carbon only (BC) | 72 h | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.25 | 0 |
Alumina only (Al2O3) | 72 h | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.32 |
All forcings (ALL) | 72 h | 3.38 | 10.13 | 104.82 | 4.25 | 2.91a |
