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Isotopic constraints on the atmospheric sources and formation of nitrogenous species in clouds influenced by biomass burning
Yunhua Chang
KLME & CIC-FEMD, Yale-NUIST Center on Atmospheric Environment, Nanjing University of
Information Science & Technology, Nanjing 210044, China
Shanghai Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Particle Pollution and
Prevention (LAP), Department of Environmental Science &
Engineering, Institute of Atmospheric Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai
200433, China
KLME & CIC-FEMD, Yale-NUIST Center on Atmospheric Environment, Nanjing University of
Information Science & Technology, Nanjing 210044, China
Jiarong Li
Shanghai Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Particle Pollution and
Prevention (LAP), Department of Environmental Science &
Engineering, Institute of Atmospheric Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai
200433, China
Chongguo Tian
Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes and Ecological
Remediation, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of
Sciences, Yantai 264003, China
Linlin Song
CAS Key Laboratory of Forest Ecology and Management, Institute of
Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China
Xiaoyao Zhai
KLME & CIC-FEMD, Yale-NUIST Center on Atmospheric Environment, Nanjing University of
Information Science & Technology, Nanjing 210044, China
Wenqi Zhang
KLME & CIC-FEMD, Yale-NUIST Center on Atmospheric Environment, Nanjing University of
Information Science & Technology, Nanjing 210044, China
Tong Huang
KLME & CIC-FEMD, Yale-NUIST Center on Atmospheric Environment, Nanjing University of
Information Science & Technology, Nanjing 210044, China
Yu-Chi Lin
KLME & CIC-FEMD, Yale-NUIST Center on Atmospheric Environment, Nanjing University of
Information Science & Technology, Nanjing 210044, China
Chao Zhu
Shanghai Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Particle Pollution and
Prevention (LAP), Department of Environmental Science &
Engineering, Institute of Atmospheric Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai
200433, China
Yunting Fang
CAS Key Laboratory of Forest Ecology and Management, Institute of
Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China
Moritz F. Lehmann
Aquatic and Isotope Biogeochemistry, Department of Environmental
Sciences, University of Basel, Basel 4056, Switzerland
Shanghai Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Particle Pollution and
Prevention (LAP), Department of Environmental Science &
Engineering, Institute of Atmospheric Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai
200433, China
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The present work underscores the value of cloud water dissolved inorganic nitrogen isotopes as carriers of quantitative information on regional NOx and NH3 emissions. It sheds light on the origin and production pathways of nitrogenous species in clouds and emphasizes the importance of biomass-burning-derived nitrogenous species as cloud condensation nuclei in China’s troposphere. Moreover, it highlights the rapid evolution of NOx emissions in China.
The present work underscores the value of cloud water dissolved inorganic nitrogen isotopes as...
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