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Articles | Volume 25, issue 9
Articles | Volume 25, issue 9
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-5041-2025
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-5041-2025
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Articles | Volume 25, issue 9
Research article
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16 May 2025
Research article |  | 16 May 2025

Spatially separate production of hydrogen oxides and nitric oxide in lightning

Jena M. Jenkins and William H. Brune

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Both the atmosphere's primary cleaner, the hydroxyl radical, and nitric oxide are generated in extreme amounts by lightning, and laboratory and modeling experiments demonstrate that these molecules are generated in different places in lightning flashes. Thus the hydroxyl radical is not immediately consumed by the nitric oxide and instead is available to remove other pollutants in the atmosphere. Additionally, substantial nitrous acid is also likely generated by lightning.
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