Gas-phase reactive nitrogen near Grand Teton National Park: Impacts of transport, anthropogenic emissions, and biomass burning

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 89, Issue , 2014, Pages 749-756

  Prenni, A J ^a   Levin, E J T ^a   Benedict, K B ^a,e   Sullivan, A P ^a   Schurman, M I ^a   Gebhart, K A ^b,c   Day, D E ^c   Carrico, C M ^d   Malm, W C ^c   Schichtel, B A ^b,c   Collett, J L ^a   Kreidenweis, S M ^a  

^a Department of Mechanical Engineering   (United States)

^b NATIONAL PARK SERVICE   (United States)

^c Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^d AECOM   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Biomass burning; Grand Teton National Park; HTC RN; Reactive nitrogen

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS; BIOMASS; LANDFORMS;

ANTHROPOGENIC EMISSIONS; BIOMASS-BURNING; ELEVATED CONCENTRATIONS; MAXIMUM CONCENTRATIONS; MOUNTAIN VALLEY CIRCULATIONS; REACTIVE NITROGEN; SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL VARIABILITY; TETON NATIONAL PARK;

GAS EMISSIONS;

AMMONIA; REACTIVE NITROGEN SPECIES;

AMMONIA; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOMASS BURNING; DIEL VARIATION; GAS PHASE REACTION; NITROGEN; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; BIOMASS BURNING; DAY LENGTH; DIEL VERTICAL MIGRATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; GAS ANALYSIS; NATIONAL PARK; NIGHT; NITROGEN CONCENTRATION; NITROGEN DEPOSITION; PRESCRIBED BURNING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK; NEVADA; SNAKE RANGE; UNITED STATES; UTAH; WYOMING;

EID: 84899628799     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2014.03.017     Document Type: Article

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