Urban measurements of atmospheric nitrous acid: A caveat on the interpretation of the HONO photostationary state

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 118, Issue 21, 2013, Pages 12,274-12,281

  Lee, B H ^a   Wood, E C ^b,c   Herndon, S C ^c   Lefer, B L ^d   Luke, W T ^e   Brune, W H ^f   Nelson, D D ^c   Zahniser, M S ^c   Munger, J W ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^c AERODYNE RESEARCH INC   (United States)

^d University of Houston   (United States)

^e NOAA Air Resources Laboratory Silver Spring   (United States)

^f PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

nitrous acid; photostationary state; secondary production; urban measurement

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; NITROGEN OXIDES; PHOTOLYSIS;

LASER ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; MEASUREMENT SITES; NITROUS ACID; PHOTOSTATIONARY STATE; PRODUCTION RATES; RADICAL PRECURSOR; SECONDARY PRODUCTION; URBAN ATMOSPHERES;

INORGANIC ACIDS;

AIR SAMPLING; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; EXHAUST EMISSION; ORGANIC ACID; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; SECONDARY PRODUCTION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; URBAN ATMOSPHERE;

HOUSTON; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84889835075     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21698996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2013JD020341     Document Type: Article

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