Significant production of ClNO2 and possible source of Cl2 from N2O5 uptake at a suburban site in eastern China

Xia, Men; Peng, Xiang; Wang, Weihao; Yu, Chuan; Sun, Peng; Li, Yuanyuan; Liu, Yuliang; Xu, Zhengning; Wang, Zhe; Xu, Zheng; Nie, Wei; Ding, Aijun; Wang, Tao

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-6147-2020

Articles | Volume 20, issue 10

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-6147-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-6147-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 20, issue 10

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26 May 2020

Research article |

| 26 May 2020

Significant production of ClNO₂ and possible source of Cl₂ from N₂O₅ uptake at a suburban site in eastern China

Men Xia, Xiang Peng, Weihao Wang, Chuan Yu, Peng Sun, Yuanyuan Li, Yuliang Liu, Zhengning Xu, Zhe Wang, Zheng Xu, Wei Nie, Aijun Ding, and Tao Wang

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RC1: 'Review of acp-2019-1130 (Xia et al.)', Anonymous Referee #1, 04 Feb 2020
- AC1: 'Response to RC1 by Men Xia et al', Tao Wang, 20 Mar 2020
RC2: 'Comment', Anonymous Referee #2, 09 Feb 2020
- AC2: 'Response to RC2 by Men Xia et al', Tao Wang, 20 Mar 2020

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ClNO₂ and Cl₂ can be photolyzed by sunlight to produce a highly reactive Cl atom which affects air quality and climate. We observed high ClNO₂ and Cl₂ concentrations during a recent field study in east China. We analyzed the data and proposed a new hypothesis on the Cl₂ production mechanism. Yields of ClNO₂ and Cl₂ from N₂O₂ uptake were parameterized using observational constraints, and they can be used in air quality models to improve simulations of atmospheric photochemistry and air quality.