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Relaxed Eddy Accumulation based Flux Measurement of Atmospheric Inorganic Acidic Species over Cropland under the Long-Term Exposure to Chemical Industry Emissions in a Chinese Megacity
Jingya Hua
Department of Atmospheric Science, School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
Xinyu Wang
Department of Atmospheric Science, School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
Yulian Wei
Department of Atmospheric Science, School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
Jieya Sun
Department of Atmospheric Science, School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
Zongjun Li
Department of Atmospheric Science, School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
Zhongliang Huang
Department of Atmospheric Science, School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
Qiongqiong Wang
Department of Atmospheric Science, School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
Department of Atmospheric Science, School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
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We described the design and deployment of a flux measurement system to track acidic species at a vegetable farm in China's industrial-agricultural mixed zones. Bidirectional fluxes indicate the farmland was both sink and source. Nitrous acid and nitrate exchange was 10–100 times higher than those reported in the literature. Nitric acid emissions rose with wind speed, while nitrous acid increased at lower temperatures. The results help air pollution controls and protect farm ecosystems.
We described the design and deployment of a flux measurement system to track acidic species at a...
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