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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-19-10391-2019
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-19-10391-2019
© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Research article
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15 Aug 2019
Research article |
| 15 Aug 2019
| 15 Aug 2019
Alkyl nitrates in the boreal forest: formation via the NO3-, OH- and O3-induced oxidation of biogenic volatile organic compounds and ambient lifetimes
Jonathan Liebmann
Division of Atmospheric Chemistry, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry,
55128 Mainz, Germany
Nicolas Sobanski
Division of Atmospheric Chemistry, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry,
55128 Mainz, Germany
Jan Schuladen
Division of Atmospheric Chemistry, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry,
55128 Mainz, Germany
Einar Karu
Division of Atmospheric Chemistry, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry,
55128 Mainz, Germany
Heidi Hellén
Air Composition Research Unit, Finnish Meteorological Institute, 00560 Helsinki, Finland
Hannele Hakola
Air Composition Research Unit, Finnish Meteorological Institute, 00560 Helsinki, Finland
Qiaozhi Zha
Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research/Physics,
University of Helsinki, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
Mikael Ehn
Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research/Physics,
University of Helsinki, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
Matthieu Riva
Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research/Physics,
University of Helsinki, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
Liine Heikkinen
Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research/Physics,
University of Helsinki, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
Jonathan Williams
Division of Atmospheric Chemistry, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry,
55128 Mainz, Germany
Horst Fischer
Division of Atmospheric Chemistry, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry,
55128 Mainz, Germany
Jos Lelieveld
Division of Atmospheric Chemistry, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry,
55128 Mainz, Germany
Division of Atmospheric Chemistry, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry,
55128 Mainz, Germany
Data sets
IBAIRN data (Boreal forest,, Hyytiälä Sept. 2016) Max-Planck-Institut, Mainz J. N. Crowley, and H. Fischer https://zenodo.org/record/3254828#.XVQHfkHRaUk
Short summary
The formation of alkyl nitrates in the boreal forest was dominated by reactions of the NO3 radical with terpenes, both during the day and the night, with fewer contributions from OH and ozone. The alkyl nitrates formed had lifetimes on the order of 2 h, reflecting efficient loss via uptake to aerosol and deposition.
The formation of alkyl nitrates in the boreal forest was dominated by reactions of the NO3...
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