Determination of gas-phase nitric acid using a tracer technique

A tracer technique has been developed in this laboratory which allows the measurement of aqueous-phase oxidation of SO 2 in clouds. We are now extending this technique to the chemistry of nitrogen species in clouds. Using a conservative tracer such as selenium we can determine the fraction of cloudw...

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Published in:Atmospheric environment (1994) 2000, Vol.34 (15), p.2333-2341
Main Authors: Judd, C.D, Husain, L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acid precipitation
Chemical composition and interactions. Ionic interactions and processes
Cloud chemistry
Earth, ocean, space
Exact sciences and technology
External geophysics
Meteorology
Nitric acid
Nitrogen oxides
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Summary:A tracer technique has been developed in this laboratory which allows the measurement of aqueous-phase oxidation of SO 2 in clouds. We are now extending this technique to the chemistry of nitrogen species in clouds. Using a conservative tracer such as selenium we can determine the fraction of cloudwater nitrate that is the result of aerosol scavenging. At remote sites this allows the calculation of the nitric acid mixing ratio in the precloud air from measurements made during a cloud event. We have used this technique to determine the pre-cloud nitric acid partial pressure at Whiteface Mountain (WFM) for three cloud events. The calculated concentrations for an event on 2 August 1997 agree with measurements made at a second site below cloud level using filterpacks. Nitric acid concentrations for cloud events during July 1995, yielded values of
ISSN:1352-2310
1873-2844
DOI:10.1016/S1352-2310(99)00473-2