The concentration, source and deposition flux of ammonium and nitrate in atmospheric particles during dust events at a coastal site in northern China

Qi, Jianhua; Liu, Xiaohuan; Yao, Xiaohong; Zhang, Ruifeng; Chen, Xiaojing; Lin, Xuehui; Gao, Huiwang; Liu, Ruhai

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-571-2018

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-571-2018

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-571-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 18, issue 2

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18 Jan 2018

Research article |

| 18 Jan 2018

The concentration, source and deposition flux of ammonium and nitrate in atmospheric particles during dust events at a coastal site in northern China

Jianhua Qi, Xiaohuan Liu, Xiaohong Yao, Ruifeng Zhang, Xiaojing Chen, Xuehui Lin, Huiwang Gao, and Ruhai Liu

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AR by Jianhua Qi on behalf of the Authors (21 Jul 2017) Author's response Manuscript

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ED: Reconsider after major revisions (18 Aug 2017) by Barbara Ervens

AR by Jianhua Qi on behalf of the Authors (13 Oct 2017) Author's response Manuscript

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Inorganic nitrogen has a great impact on marine productivity when deposited to the ocean via atmospheric deposition. Do dust events always increase the atmospheric input of inorganic nitrogen to the ocean? The estimated deposition flux of N_{NH₄⁺+NO₃^-} varied greatly from event to event. A simple assumption of a linear increase in inorganic nitrogen with increasing dust load could lead to a considerable overestimation of the dry deposition flux of nutrients into the oceans.