The role of dew as a night-time reservoir and morning source for atmospheric  ammonia

Wentworth, Gregory R.; Murphy, Jennifer G.; Benedict, Katherine B.; Bangs, Evelyn J.; Collett Jr., Jeffrey L.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-7435-2016

Articles | Volume 16, issue 11

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-7435-2016

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-7435-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
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Articles | Volume 16, issue 11

Research article

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15 Jun 2016

Research article |

| 15 Jun 2016

The role of dew as a night-time reservoir and morning source for atmospheric ammonia

Gregory R. Wentworth, Jennifer G. Murphy, Katherine B. Benedict, Evelyn J. Bangs, and Jeffrey L. Collett Jr.

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RC1: 'Comments on "The role of dew as a nighttime reservoir and morning source for atmospheric ammonia" by Wentworth et al.', Anonymous Referee #1, 06 Apr 2016
- AC1: 'Response to Reviewer #1', Gregory Wentworth, 18 May 2016
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The influence of dew on atmospheric composition is poorly understood. Results from this work show that dew can uptake a significant fraction (roughly two-thirds) of boundary layer gas-phase ammonia. Furthermore, an average of 95 % of the ammonia sequestered in dew is released back to the atmosphere the following morning during dew evaporation. Dew has the ability to affect air quality and N-deposition and should be considered when modelling ammonia concentrations, as well as other soluble gases.