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Research article
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30 Nov 2023
Research article |
| 30 Nov 2023
| 30 Nov 2023
Nitrous acid budgets in the coastal atmosphere: potential daytime marine sources
Xuelian Zhong
Environment Research Institute, Shandong University, Qingdao, Shandong, 266237, China
Hengqing Shen
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Environment Research Institute, Shandong University, Qingdao, Shandong, 266237, China
Min Zhao
Environment Research Institute, Shandong University, Qingdao, Shandong, 266237, China
Ji Zhang
Environment Research Institute, Shandong University, Qingdao, Shandong, 266237, China
Yue Sun
Environment Research Institute, Shandong University, Qingdao, Shandong, 266237, China
Yuhong Liu
Environment Research Institute, Shandong University, Qingdao, Shandong, 266237, China
Yingnan Zhang
Environment Research Institute, Shandong University, Qingdao, Shandong, 266237, China
Environment Research Institute, Shandong University, Qingdao, Shandong, 266237, China
Hongyong Li
Environment Research Institute, Shandong University, Qingdao, Shandong, 266237, China
Jiangshan Mu
Environment Research Institute, Shandong University, Qingdao, Shandong, 266237, China
Yu Yang
Environment Research Institute, Shandong University, Qingdao, Shandong, 266237, China
Yanqiu Nie
Environment Research Institute, Shandong University, Qingdao, Shandong, 266237, China
Jinghao Tang
Collage of Mechanics and Materials, Hohai University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210098, China
Can Dong
Environment Research Institute, Shandong University, Qingdao, Shandong, 266237, China
Xinfeng Wang
Environment Research Institute, Shandong University, Qingdao, Shandong, 266237, China
Yujiao Zhu
Environment Research Institute, Shandong University, Qingdao, Shandong, 266237, China
Mingzhi Guo
Collage of Mechanics and Materials, Hohai University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210098, China
Wenxing Wang
Environment Research Institute, Shandong University, Qingdao, Shandong, 266237, China
Likun Xue
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Environment Research Institute, Shandong University, Qingdao, Shandong, 266237, China
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Nitrous acid (HONO) is vital for atmospheric oxidation. In research at Mount Lao, China, models revealed a significant unidentified marine HONO source. Overlooking this could skew our understanding of air quality and climate change. This finding emphasizes HONO’s importance in the coastal atmosphere, uncovering previously unnoticed interactions.
Nitrous acid (HONO) is vital for atmospheric oxidation. In research at Mount Lao, China, models...
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