Articles | Volume 19, issue 7
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-19-5235-2019
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-19-5235-2019
Research article
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17 Apr 2019
Research article |  | 17 Apr 2019

Characterization of nighttime formation of particulate organic nitrates based on high-resolution aerosol mass spectrometry in an urban atmosphere in China

Kuangyou Yu, Qiao Zhu, Ke Du, and Xiao-Feng Huang

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Organic nitrates are important atmospheric species, as their fate could affect nitrogen cycle, ozone production, and secondary organic aerosols; few related studies focus on the regions with high anthropogenic pollution. In this study, we find that organic nitrates contribute a notable fraction of organic aerosol during warm seasons, and nighttime particulate organic nitrate formation is highly relevant not only to biogenic VOCs but also to anthropogenic VOCs for urban air pollution in China.
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