Impact of stratospheric air and surface emissions on tropospheric nitrous oxide during ATom

Gonzalez, Yenny; Commane, Róisín; Manninen, Ethan; Daube, Bruce C.; Schiferl, Luke D.; McManus, J. Barry; McKain, Kathryn; Hintsa, Eric J.; Elkins, James W.; Montzka, Stephen A.; Sweeney, Colm; Moore, Fred; Jimenez, Jose L.; Campuzano Jost, Pedro; Ryerson, Thomas B.; Bourgeois, Ilann; Peischl, Jeff; Thompson, Chelsea R.; Ray, Eric; Wennberg, Paul O.; Crounse, John; Kim, Michelle; Allen, Hannah M.; Newman, Paul A.; Stephens, Britton B.; Apel, Eric C.; Hornbrook, Rebecca S.; Nault, Benjamin A.; Morgan, Eric; Wofsy, Steven C.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-11113-2021

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© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
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Articles | Volume 21, issue 14

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22 Jul 2021

Research article |

| 22 Jul 2021

Impact of stratospheric air and surface emissions on tropospheric nitrous oxide during ATom

Yenny Gonzalez, Róisín Commane, Ethan Manninen, Bruce C. Daube, Luke D. Schiferl, J. Barry McManus, Kathryn McKain, Eric J. Hintsa, James W. Elkins, Stephen A. Montzka, Colm Sweeney, Fred Moore, Jose L. Jimenez, Pedro Campuzano Jost, Thomas B. Ryerson, Ilann Bourgeois, Jeff Peischl, Chelsea R. Thompson, Eric Ray, Paul O. Wennberg, John Crounse, Michelle Kim, Hannah M. Allen, Paul A. Newman, Britton B. Stephens, Eric C. Apel, Rebecca S. Hornbrook, Benjamin A. Nault, Eric Morgan, and Steven C. Wofsy

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ATom: Measurements from the Quantum Cascade Laser System (QCLS) R. Commane, J. W. Budney, Y. Gonzalez Ramos, M. Sargent, S. C. Wofsy, and B. C. Daube https://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/1747

ATom: Merged Atmospheric Chemistry, Trace Gases, and Aerosols S. C. Wofsy, S. Afshar, H. M. Allen, E. C. Apel, E. C. Asher, B. Barletta, J. Bent, H. Bian, B. C. Biggs, D. R. Blake, N. Blake, I. Bourgeois, C. A. Brock, W. H. Brune, J. W. Budney, T. P. Bui, A. Butler, P. Campuzano-Jost, C. S. Chang, M. Chin, R. Commane, G. Correa, J. D. Crounse, P. D. Cullis, B. C. Daube, D. A. Day, J. M. Dean-Day, J. E. Dibb, J. P. DiGangi, G. S. Diskin, M. Dollner, J. W. Elkins, F. Erdesz, A. M. Fiore, C. M. Flynn, K. D. Froyd, D. W. Gesler, S. R. Hall, T. F. Hanisco, R. A. Hannun, A. J. Hills, E. J. Hintsa, A. Hoffman, R. S. Hornbrook, L. G. Huey, S. Hughes, J. L. Jimenez, B. J. Johnson, J. M. Katich, R. F. Keeling, M. J. Kim, A. Kupc, L. R. Lait, J.-F. Lamarque, J. Liu, K. McKain, R. J. Mclaughlin, S. Meinardi, D. O. Miller, S. A. Montzka, F. L. Moore, E. J. Morgan, D. M. Murphy, L. T. Murray, B. A. Nault, J. A. Neuman, P. A. Newman, J. M. Nicely, X. Pan, W. Paplawsky, J. Peischl, M. J. Prather, D. J. Price, E. A. Ray, J. M. Reeves, M. Richardson, A. W. Rollins, K. H. Rosenlof, T. B. Ryerson, E. Scheuer, G. P. Schill, J. C. Schroder, J. P. Schwarz, J. M. St.Clair, S. D. Steenrod, B. B. Stephens, S. A. Strode, C. Sweeney, D. Tanner, A. P. Teng, A. B. Thames, C. R. Thompson, K. Ullmann, P. R. Veres, N. Vieznor, N. L. Wagner, A. Watt, R. Weber, B. Weinzierl, P. O. Wennberg, C. J. Williamson, J. C. Wilson, G. M. Wolfe, C. T. Woods, and L. H. Zeng https://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/1581

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Vertical profiles of N₂O and a variety of chemical species and aerosols were collected nearly from pole to pole over the oceans during the NASA Atmospheric Tomography mission. We observed that tropospheric N₂O variability is strongly driven by the influence of stratospheric air depleted in N₂O, especially at middle and high latitudes. We also traced the origins of biomass burning and industrial emissions and investigated their impact on the variability of tropospheric N₂O.