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Bakwin, P.S., Jacob, D.J., Wofsy, S.C., Munger, J.W., Daube, B.C., Bradshaw, J.D., Sandholm, S.T., Talbot, R.W., Singh, H.B., Gregory, G.L. and Blake, D.R. (1994). Reactive nitrogen oxides and ozone above a taiga woodland. Journal of Geophysical Research 99: doi: 10.1029/93JD02292. issn: 0148-0227. |
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Measurements of reactive nitrogen (NOx and NOy) and ozone (O3) were made in the planetary boundary layer (PBL) above a taiga woodland in northern Quebec, Canada, during June--August, 1990, as part of NASA Artic Boundary Layer Expedition (ABLE) 3B. Levels of nitrogen oxides and O3 were strongly modulated by the synoptic scale meteorology that brought air from various source regions to the site. Industrial pollution from the Great Lakes region of the U. S. and Canada appears to be a major source for periodic elevation of NOx, NOy, and O3. We find NO/NO2 ratios at this site at midday were approximately 50% those expected from a simple photochemical steady state between NOx and O3, in contrast to our earlier results from the ABLE 3A tundra site. The difference between the taiga and tundra sites is likely due to much larger emissions of biogenic hydrocarbons (particularly isoprene) from the taiga vegetation. Hydrocarbon photooxidation leads to relatively rapid production of peroxy radicals, which convert NO to NO2, at the taiga site. Ratios of NOx to NOy were typically 2--3 times higher in the PBL during ABLE 3B than during ABLE 3A. This is probably the result of high PAN levels and suppressed formation of HNO3 from NO2 due to high levels of biogenic hydrocarbons at the ABLE 3B site. |
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Keywords
Atmospheric Composition and Structure, Troposphere—composition and chemistry, Atmospheric Composition and Structure, Biosphere-atmosphere interactions, Atmospheric Composition and Structure, Pollution—urban and regional |
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American Geophysical Union 2000 Florida Avenue N.W. Washington, D.C. 20009-1277 USA 1-202-462-6900 1-202-328-0566 service@agu.org |
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