Estimating N2O5 uptake coefficients using ambient measurements of NO3, N2O5 CINO2 and particle-phase nitrate.

Autor: Phillips, G. J., Thieser, J., Tang, M. J., Sobanski, N., Schuster, G., Fachinger, J., Drewnick, F., Borrmann, S., Bingemer, H., Lelieveld, J., Crowley, J. N.
Zdroj: Atmospheric Chemistry & Physics Discussions; 8/3/2016, p1-34, 34p
Abstrakt: We present an estimation of the uptake coefficient (γ) and yield of nitryl chloride (CINO2) (f) for the heterogeneous processing of dinitrogen pentoxide (N2O5) using simultaneous measurements of particle and trace gas composition at a semi-rural, non-coastal, mountain site in the summer of 2011. The yield of CINO2 varied between (0.035 ± 0.027) and (1.38 ± 0.60) with a campaign average of (0.49 ± 0.35). The large variability in f reflects the highly variable chloride content of particles at the site. Uptake coefficients were also highly variable with minimum, maximum and average γ values of 0.004, 0.11 and 0.028 ± 0.029, respectively, with no significant correlation with particle composition, but a weak dependence on relative humidity. The uptake coefficients obtained are compared to existing parameterisations based on laboratory datasets and with other values obtained by analysis of field data. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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