The concepts of ozone depletion potentials (ODPs) and global warming potentials (GWPs) have been extensively used in policy
consideration and scientific studies of ozone and climate issues. Most recent candidate-replacement compounds have atmospheric
lifetimes shorter than 1 year in order to limit their environmental effects. Especially for chemicals with extremely short
lifetimes, on the order of several to tens of days, the stratospheric halogen loading and ozone loss from such gases strongly
depend on the location of emissions. Using a state-of-the-art three-dimensional global chemistry-transport model (CTM) of
the troposphere and the stratosphere, we have calculated the potential effects of very short-lived substances (VSLS) such
as n-propyl bromide (nPB), iodotrifluoromethane (CF3I), and methyl iodine (CH3I) on atmospheric ozone. The model-derived lifetimes and ODPs of these halogenated compounds for mid-latitude emissions and
of CF3I for tropical emissions are presented in this chapter. On the other hand, ozone depletion due to emission of bromochlorofluorocarbons,
or Halons, leads to cooling of the climate system in the opposite direction to direct warming contribution of the Halons as
greenhouse gases. This cooling is a key indirect effect of Halons on radiative forcing or climate. Using atmospheric models,
CTMs and a radiative transfer model, we have explicitly calculated the indirect GWPs of Halon-1211 and -1301 for a 100-year
time horizon. The calculated indirect effects of Halon-1211 are much smaller than those published in earlier studies. Nevertheless,
our new model-based assessment of the indirect GWPs of the two major Halons confirms the importance of indirect effects on
climate.
Keywords Halons - indirect global warming potentials (GWPs) - ozone depletion potentials (ODPs) - three-dimensional global chemistry-transport model (CTM) - very short-lived substances (VSLS)