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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-8377-2021
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-8377-2021
© Author(s) 2021. 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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02 Jun 2021
Research article |
| 02 Jun 2021
| 02 Jun 2021
New methodology shows short atmospheric lifetimes of oxidized sulfur and nitrogen due to dry deposition
Katherine Hayden
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Air Quality Research Division, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M3H 5T4
Air Quality Research Division, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M3H 5T4
College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
Paul Makar
Air Quality Research Division, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M3H 5T4
John Liggio
Air Quality Research Division, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M3H 5T4
Samar G. Moussa
Air Quality Research Division, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M3H 5T4
Ayodeji Akingunola
Air Quality Research Division, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M3H 5T4
Robert McLaren
Center for Atmospheric Chemistry, York University, 4700 Keele Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Ralf M. Staebler
Air Quality Research Division, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M3H 5T4
Andrea Darlington
Air Quality Research Division, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M3H 5T4
Jason O'Brien
Air Quality Research Division, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M3H 5T4
Junhua Zhang
Air Quality Research Division, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M3H 5T4
Mengistu Wolde
National Research Council Canada, Flight Research Laboratory, Ottawa, Canada K1A 0R6
Leiming Zhang
Air Quality Research Division, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M3H 5T4
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- Aircraft-derived CH4 emissions from surface and in-situ mining activities in the Alberta oil sands region R. Staebler et al. 10.1016/j.aeaoa.2024.100280
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- Contribution of Atmospheric Deposition to Nutrient Loading in Lake Taihu J. Deng et al. 10.2139/ssrn.4103358
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Short summary
We developed a method using aircraft measurements to determine lifetimes with respect to dry deposition for oxidized sulfur and nitrogen compounds over the boreal forest in Alberta, Canada. Atmospheric lifetimes were significantly shorter than derived from chemical transport models with differences related to modelled dry deposition velocities. The shorter lifetimes suggest models need to reassess dry deposition treatment and predictions of sulfur and nitrogen in the atmosphere and ecosystems.
We developed a method using aircraft measurements to determine lifetimes with respect to dry...
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