Nitrogen isotope exchange between NO and NO2 and its implications for δ15N variations in tropospheric NOx and atmospheric nitrate

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 440-448

  Walters, Wendell W ^a   Simonini, Damian S ^b   Michalski, Greg ^a,b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

fractionation; isotopes; nitrate; nitrogen; NOx

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTIONS; FRACTIONATION; ISOTOPES; NITRATES; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROGEN;

ATMOSPHERIC NITRATES; EXCHANGE REACTION; EXPERIMENTAL ERRORS; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATIONS; NITROGEN DIOXIDES; NITROGEN ISOTOPES; THEORETICAL STUDY; ZERO-POINT ENERGIES;

NITROGEN OXIDES;

ERROR ANALYSIS; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; NITRATE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; NITROUS OXIDE; STABLE ISOTOPE; TROPOSPHERE;

EID: 84970910113     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: 19448007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2015GL066438     Document Type: Article

References (44)

1. Ali, Z., C. L. P. Thomas, and, J. F. Alder, (1989), Denuder tubes for sampling of gaseous species. A review, Analyst, 114 (7), 759-769, doi: 10.1039/AN9891400759.
2. 15N abundance in Norway spruce needles, Oecologia, 118 (2), 124-131, doi: 10.1007/s004420050710.
3. x species, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 4 (6), 1461-1738.
4. 2, J. Chem. Phys., 25 (6), 1292-1293, doi: 10.1063/1.1743215.
5. Begun, G. M., and, W. H. Fletcher, (1960), Partition function ratios for molecules containing nitrogen isotopes, J. Chem. Phys., 33 (4), 1083-1085.
6. Bigeleisen, J., and, M. G. Mayer, (1947), Calculation of equilibrium constants for isotopic exchange reactions, J. Chem. Phys., 15 (5), 261-267, doi: 10.1063/1.1746492.
7. 2, J. Mol. Spectrosc., 34 (3), 478-486, doi: 10.1016/0022-2852(70)90028-7.
8. California Environmental Protection Agency (2015), Air quality data (PST) query tool. [Available at http://www.arb.ca.gov/aqmis2/aqdselect.php?tab=hourly, Accessed 23 Sept.]
9. Crutzen, P. J., (1973), Gas-Phase Nitrogen and Methane Chemistry in the Atmosphere, D. Reidel Comp., Dordrecht, Holland.
10. 2 in the chemistry of the troposphere and stratosphere, Annu. Rev. Earth Planet. Sci., 7, 443-472.
11. x source contributions to atmospheric nitrate deposition across the midwestern and northeastern United States, Environ. Sci. Technol., 41 (22), 7661-7667.
12. x source contributions to landscape nitrogen deposition, J. Geophys. Res., 114, G04020, doi: 10.1029/2008JG000889.
13. - nitrogen isotope composition in rain collected at Jülich, Germany, Tellus, 30 (1), 83-92.
14. 14N ratios in atmospheric nitrate species, Tellus B, 43 (1), 30-44.
15. Freyer, H. D., D. Kley, A. Volz-Thomas, and, K. Kobel, (1993), On the interaction of isotopic exchange processes with photochemical reactions in atmospheric oxides of nitrogen, J. Geophys. Res., 98 (D8), 14,791-14,796.
16. x cycles and transportation emissions in Southern California, Transp. Res. Part D: Transp. Environ., 12 (4), 292-305.
17. 14N ratios of nitrate and ammonium in rain at Pretoria, South Africa, Atmos. Environ., 21 (4), 843-852.
18. 16O and determination of molecular constants, J. Mol. Spectrosc., 70 (1), 18-26, doi: 10.1016/0022-2852(78)90004-8.
19. 4 in the infrared range, J. Quant. Spectros. Radiat. Transfer, 50 (6), 595-602, doi: 10.1016/0022-4073(93)90027-F.
20. Indiana Department of Environmental Management (2015), Indpls-Washington Park Data by site by date. [Available at http://idem.tx.sutron.com/cgi-bin/daily-summary.pl?cams=42, Accessed 23 Sept.]
21. 2, J. Chem. Phys., 8 (4), 301-303, doi: 10.1063/1.1750652.
22. Leighton, P., (1961), Photochemistry of Air Pollution, Academic, New York.
23. Li, D., and, X. Wang, (2008), Nitrogen isotopic signature of soil-released nitric oxide (NO) after fertilizer application, Atmos. Environ., 42 (19), 4747-4754, doi: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2008.01.042.
24. Liu, Q., J. A. Tossell, and, Y. Liu, (2010), On the proper use of the Bigeleisen-Mayer equation and corrections to it in the calculation of isotopic fractionation equilibrium constants, Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta, 74 (24), 6965-6983, doi: 10.1016/j.gca.2010.09.014.
25. Logan, J. A., (1983), Nitrogen oxides in the troposphere: Global and regional budgets, J. Geophys. Res., 88 (C15), 10,785-10,807, doi: 10.1029/JC088iC15p10785.
26. McIlvin, M. R., and, M. A. Altabet, (2005), Chemical conversion of nitrate and nitrite to nitrous oxide for nitrogen and oxygen isotopic analysis in freshwater and seawater, Anal. Chem., 77 (17), 5589-5595, doi: 10.1021/ac050528s.
27. 2 isotopologues by laser induced fluorescence spectroscopy and zero point energy of some triatomic molecules, J. Chem. Phys., 121 (15), 7153-7161, doi: 10.1063/1.1792233.
28. Monse, E. U., W. Spindel, and, M. J. Stern, (1969), Analysis of isotope-effect calculations illustrated with exchange equilibria among oxynitrogen compounds, ACS Adv. Chem. Ser., 89, 148-184.
29. Olman, M. D., M. D. McNelis, and, C. D. Hause, (1964), Molecular constants of nitric oxide from the near infrared spectrum, J. Mol. Spectrosc., 14 (1-4), 62-78, doi: 10.1016/0022-2852(64)90100-6.
30. 2 in the atmosphere, Atmos. Environ., 17 (7), 1365-1379.
31. Richet, P., Y. Bottinga, and, M. Janoy, (1977), A review of hydrogen, carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, sulphur, and chlorine stable isotope enrichment among gaseous molecules, Annu. Rev. Earth Planet. Sci., 5, 65-110.
32. Riha, K. M., (2013), The Use of Stable Isotopes to Constrain the Nitrogen Cycle, PhD Dissertation, Purdue Univ.
33. Rinsland, C. P., R. E. Boughner, J. C. Larsen, G. M. Stokes, and, J. W. Brault, (1984), Diurnal variations of atmospheric nitric oxide: Ground-based infrared spectroscopic measurements and their interpretation with time-dependent photochemical model calculations, J. Geophys. Res., 89 (D6), 9613-9622, doi: 10.1029/JD089iD06p09613.
34. 15N analysis, Limnol. Oceanogr. Methods, 7 (7), 545-552, doi: 10.4319/lom.2009.7.545.
35. Savarino, J., S. Morin, J. Erbland, F. Grannec, M. D. Patey, W. Vicars, B. Alexander, and, E. P. Achterberg, (2013), Isotopic composition of atmospheric nitrate in a tropical marine boundary layer, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A., 110 (44), 17,668-17,673, doi: 10.1073/pnas.1216639110.
36. Seinfeld, J. H., and, S. N. Pandis, (2006), Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics: From Air Pollution to Climate Change, John Wiley, New York.
37. Sharma, H. D., R. E. Jervis, and, K. Y. Wong, (1970), Isotopic exchange reactions in nitrogen oxides, J. Phys. Chem., 74 (4), 923-933, doi: 10.1021/j100699a044.
38. 18O isotopic species, J. Mol. Spectrosc., 82 (2), 348-363, doi: 10.1016/0022-2852(80)90120-4.
39. Urey, H. C., (1947), The thermodynamic properties of isotopic substances, J. Chem. Soc., 7, 562-581.
40. Verhoek, F. H., and, F. Daniels, (1931), The dissociation constants of nitrogen tetroxide and of nitrogen trioxide, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 53 (4), 1250-1263, doi: 10.1021/ja01355a009.
41. y molecules, Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta, 164, 284-297, doi: 10.1016/j.gca.2015.05.029.
42. x from various fossil-fuel combustion sources, Environ. Sci. Technol., 49 (19), 11,363-11,371, doi: 10.1021/acs.est.5b02769.
43. Williams, E. L., and, D. Grosjean, (1990), Removal of atmospheric oxidants with annular denuders, Environ. Sci. Technol., 24 (6), 811-814, doi: 10.1021/es00076a002.
44. Wilson, E. B., J. C. Decius, and, P. C. Cross, (1955), Molecular Vibrations, McGraw-Hill, New York.