Large conversion rates of NO2 to HNO2 observed in air masses from the South China Sea: Evidence of strong production at sea surface?

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 41, Issue 21, 2014, Pages 7710-7715

  Zha, Qiaozhi ^a   Xue, Likun ^a   Wang, Tao ^a   Xu, Zheng ^a,b   Yeung, Chungpong ^a   Louie, Peter K K ^c   Luk, Connie W Y ^c  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

air sea interactions; conversion rate; HONO; marine boundary layer; model parameterization; nitrous acid

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; BOUNDARY LAYERS; NITROGEN OXIDES; SURFACE WATERS;

AIR SEA INTERACTIONS; CONVERSION RATES; HONO; MARINE BOUNDARY LAYERS; MODEL PARAMETERIZATION; NITROUS ACID;

INORGANIC ACIDS;

AIR MASS; AIR-SEA INTERACTION; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; NITROUS OXIDE; SEA SURFACE; TROPOSPHERE;

CHINA; HONG KONG; PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTH CHINA SEA;

EID: 84912097299     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: 19448007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2014GL061429     Document Type: Article

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