Atmospheric variation of nitrous acid at different sites in Europe

被引:25
作者
Acker, Karin [1 ]
Moellera, Detlev [1 ]
机构
[1] Brandenburg Tech Univ Cottbus, Lehrstuhl Luftchem & Luftreinhaltung, D-03013 Cottbus, Germany
关键词
atmospheric chemistry; heterogeneous processes; hydroxyl radical; nitrous acid; photochemistry;
D O I
10.1071/EN07023
中图分类号
O65 [分析化学];
学科分类号
070302 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Nitrous acid and several other atmospheric components and variables were continuously measured during complex field experiments at seven different suburban and rural sites in Europe. HNO2 is mainly formed by heterogeneous processes and is often accumulated in the nighttime boundary layer. Our results confirm that the photolysis of HNO2 is an important source of the hydroxyl radical, not only in the early morning hours but also throughout the entire day, and is often comparable with the contribution of ozone and formaldehyde photolysis. At all research sites unexpectedly high HNO2 mixing ratios were observed during the daytime (up to several hundred ppt, or pmol mol(-1)). Moreover, surprisingly, the HNO2 mixing ratio at the three mountain sites often showed a broad maximum or several distinct peaks at midday and lower mixing ratios during the night. Assuming a quickly established photo-equilibrium between the known significant gas phase reactions, only a few ppt HNO2 should be present around noon. The ratio of known sources to sinks indicates a missing daytime HNO2 source of 160-2600 ppt h(-1) to make up the balance. Based on these values and on production mechanisms proposed in the literature we hypothesise that the daytime mixing ratio levels may only be explained by a fast electron transfer onto adsorbed NO2.
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