An isotopic view on the connection between photolytic emissions of NO x from the Arctic snowpack and its oxidation by reactive halogens

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 117, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Morin, S ^a   Erbland, J ^b   Savarino, J ^b   Domine, F ^b,c   Bock, J ^b   Friess, U ^d   Jacobi, H W ^b   Sihler, H ^d,e   Martins, J M F ^b,f  

^a Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^e MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^f LABORATOIRE DE GLACIOLOGIE ET GÉOPHYSIQUE DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERICS; ISOTOPES; NITROGEN OXIDES; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

AEROSOL SAMPLING; ARCTIC ATMOSPHERE; ATMOSPHERIC NITRATES; EARTH'S SURFACE; FIELD CAMPAIGN; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LOCAL OXIDATION; N VALUE; NON-POLAR; SEASONAL CYCLE; SEASONAL VARIATION; TIME-RESOLUTION;

HALOGEN ELEMENTS;

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; HALOGEN; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; NITRATE; NITROGEN OXIDES; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; SAMPLING; SEASONAL VARIATION; SNOWPACK; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ALASKA; ARCTIC; BARROW; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84856253270     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JD016618     Document Type: Article

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