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Ubiquity of organic nitrates from nighttime chemistry in the European submicron aerosol

Kiendler-Scharr, A. ; Mensah, A. A. ; Friese, E. ; Topping, D. ; Nemitz, E. ; Prevot, A. S H ; Äijälä, M. ; Allan, J. ; Canonaco, F. and Canagaratna, M. , et al. (2016) In Geophysical Research Letters 43(14). p.7735-7744
Abstract

In the atmosphere nighttime removal of volatile organic compounds is initiated to a large extent by reaction with the nitrate radical (NO3) forming organic nitrates which partition between gas and particulate phase. Here we show based on particle phase measurements performed at a suburban site in the Netherlands that organic nitrates contribute substantially to particulate nitrate and organic mass. Comparisons with a chemistry transport model indicate that most of the measured particulate organic nitrates are formed by NO3 oxidation. Using aerosol composition data from three intensive observation periods at numerous measurement sites across Europe, we conclude that organic nitrates are a considerable fraction of... (More)

In the atmosphere nighttime removal of volatile organic compounds is initiated to a large extent by reaction with the nitrate radical (NO3) forming organic nitrates which partition between gas and particulate phase. Here we show based on particle phase measurements performed at a suburban site in the Netherlands that organic nitrates contribute substantially to particulate nitrate and organic mass. Comparisons with a chemistry transport model indicate that most of the measured particulate organic nitrates are formed by NO3 oxidation. Using aerosol composition data from three intensive observation periods at numerous measurement sites across Europe, we conclude that organic nitrates are a considerable fraction of fine particulate matter (PM1) at the continental scale. Organic nitrates represent 34% to 44% of measured submicron aerosol nitrate and are found at all urban and rural sites, implying a substantial potential of PM reduction by NOx emission control.

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field study, organic nitrate, particulate matter
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Geophysical Research Letters
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43
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14
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10 pages
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American Geophysical Union (AGU)
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0094-8276
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10.1002/2016GL069239
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English
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  author       = {{Kiendler-Scharr, A. and Mensah, A. A. and Friese, E. and Topping, D. and Nemitz, E. and Prevot, A. S H and Äijälä, M. and Allan, J. and Canonaco, F. and Canagaratna, M. and Carbone, S. and Crippa, M. and Dall Osto, M. and Day, D. A. and De Carlo, P. and Di Marco, C. F. and Elbern, H. and Eriksson, A. and Freney, E. and Hao, L. and Herrmann, H. and Hildebrandt, L. and Hillamo, R. and Jimenez, J. L. and Laaksonen, A. and McFiggans, G. and Mohr, C. and O'Dowd, C. and Otjes, R. and Ovadnevaite, J. and Pandis, S. N. and Poulain, L. and Schlag, P. and Sellegri, K. and Swietlicki, E. and Tiitta, P. and Vermeulen, Alex and Wahner, A. and Worsnop, D. and Wu, H. C.}},
  issn         = {{0094-8276}},
  keywords     = {{field study; organic nitrate; particulate matter}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  month        = {{07}},
  number       = {{14}},
  pages        = {{7735--7744}},
  publisher    = {{American Geophysical Union (AGU)}},
  series       = {{Geophysical Research Letters}},
  title        = {{Ubiquity of organic nitrates from nighttime chemistry in the European submicron aerosol}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/2016GL069239}},
  doi          = {{10.1002/2016GL069239}},
  volume       = {{43}},
  year         = {{2016}},
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