The role of HONO in O3 formation and insight into its formation mechanism during the KORUS-AQ Campaign
- 1Department of Earth and Environmental Sciecne, Korea University, Seoul, Korea
- 2Department of Environmental Sciecne, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Yongin, Korea
- 3Department of Chemistry, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea
- 4Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS), Daejeon, Korea
- 5National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER), Incheon, Korea
- 6Department of Atmospheric Sciences, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea
- 7Seoul Research Institute of Public Health and Environment, Seoul, Korea
- 8School of Mechanical Engineering, Korea University of Technology and Education, Cheonan, Korea
- 9United States Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, USA
- 1Department of Earth and Environmental Sciecne, Korea University, Seoul, Korea
- 2Department of Environmental Sciecne, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Yongin, Korea
- 3Department of Chemistry, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea
- 4Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS), Daejeon, Korea
- 5National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER), Incheon, Korea
- 6Department of Atmospheric Sciences, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea
- 7Seoul Research Institute of Public Health and Environment, Seoul, Korea
- 8School of Mechanical Engineering, Korea University of Technology and Education, Cheonan, Korea
- 9United States Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, USA
Abstract. Photolysis of nitrous acid (HONO) has long been recognized as an early morning source of OH radicals in urban air, but the detailed mechanism of its formation is still unclear. During the Korea-US Air Quality (KORUS-AQ) campaign, HONO was measured using Quantum Cascade Tunable Diode Laser Absorption Spectroscopy (QC-TDLAS) at Olympic Park in Seoul from 17 May to 10 June, 2016. HONO concentrations ranged from 0.07 ppbv to 3.46 ppbv with an average of 0.93 ppbv. HONO remained high at night from 1 am to 5 am, during which the mean concentration was higher in high-O3 episodes (1.82 ppbv) than non-episode (1.20 ppbv). In the morning, OH budget due to HONO photolysis were higher by 50 % (0.95 pptv) during high-O3 episodes compared to non-episode. Diurnal variations of HOx and O3 simulated by the F0AM model demonstrated a difference of ~ 20 ppbv in daily maximum O3 between the two periods. The HONO concentration increased with relative humidity (RH) until 80 %, of which the highest HONO was associated with the top 10 % NOx, confirming that NOx is a crucial precursor of HONO and its formation is facilitated by humidity. The conversion ratio of NOx to HONO was estimated to be 0.86 × 10−2 h−1 at night and also increased with RH. As surrogate for the catalyst surface, the mass concentrations of black carbon (eBC) and the surface areas of particles smaller than 120 nm showed a tendency for RH similar to conversion ratio. Using an Artificial Neuron Network (ANN) model, HONO concentrations were successfully simulated with measured variables (r = 0.8 for the best suite), among which NOx, surface area, and RH were found to be main factors affecting ambient HONO concentrations with weigh values of 26.2 %, 11.9 %, and 10.6 %, respectively. This study demonstrates the coupling of HONO with HOx-VOCs-O3 cycle in Seoul Metropolitan Areas (SMA) and provides practical evidence for heterogeneous formation of HONO by employing the ANN model to atmospheric chemistry.
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RC1: 'The role of HONO in O3 formation and insight into its formation mechanism during the KORUS-AQ Campaign', Anonymous Referee #1, 11 Feb 2020
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AC1: 'Answer for 'The role of HONO in O3 formation and insight into its formation mechanism during the KORUS-AQ Campaign'', Meehye Lee, 08 Jun 2020
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AC1: 'Answer for 'The role of HONO in O3 formation and insight into its formation mechanism during the KORUS-AQ Campaign'', Meehye Lee, 08 Jun 2020
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RC2: 'Review of manuscript', Anonymous Referee #2, 23 Feb 2020
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AC2: 'Answer for 'Review of manuscript'', Meehye Lee, 08 Jun 2020
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AC2: 'Answer for 'Review of manuscript'', Meehye Lee, 08 Jun 2020
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RC3: 'Review of - Role of HONO in O3 formation during KORUS-AQ', Anonymous Referee #3, 28 Feb 2020
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AC3: 'Answer for 'Review of - Role of HONO in O3 formation during KORUS-AQ'', Meehye Lee, 08 Jun 2020
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AC3: 'Answer for 'Review of - Role of HONO in O3 formation during KORUS-AQ'', Meehye Lee, 08 Jun 2020
Interactive discussion


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RC1: 'The role of HONO in O3 formation and insight into its formation mechanism during the KORUS-AQ Campaign', Anonymous Referee #1, 11 Feb 2020
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AC1: 'Answer for 'The role of HONO in O3 formation and insight into its formation mechanism during the KORUS-AQ Campaign'', Meehye Lee, 08 Jun 2020
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AC1: 'Answer for 'The role of HONO in O3 formation and insight into its formation mechanism during the KORUS-AQ Campaign'', Meehye Lee, 08 Jun 2020
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RC2: 'Review of manuscript', Anonymous Referee #2, 23 Feb 2020
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AC2: 'Answer for 'Review of manuscript'', Meehye Lee, 08 Jun 2020
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AC2: 'Answer for 'Review of manuscript'', Meehye Lee, 08 Jun 2020
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RC3: 'Review of - Role of HONO in O3 formation during KORUS-AQ', Anonymous Referee #3, 28 Feb 2020
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AC3: 'Answer for 'Review of - Role of HONO in O3 formation during KORUS-AQ'', Meehye Lee, 08 Jun 2020
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AC3: 'Answer for 'Review of - Role of HONO in O3 formation during KORUS-AQ'', Meehye Lee, 08 Jun 2020
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