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Nitrogen-sulfur compounds in stratospheric aerosolsTwo forms of nitrosyl sulfuric acid (NOHSO4 and NOHS2O7) have been tentatively identified in stratospheric aerosols. The first of these can be formed either directly from gas reactions of NO2 with SO2 or by gas-particle interactions between NO2 and H2SO4. The second product may form when SO3 is involved. Estimates based on these reactions suggest that the maximum quantity of NO that might be absorbed in stratospheric aerosols could vary from one-third to twice the amount of NO in the surrounding air. If these reactions occur in the stratosphere, then a mechanism exists for removing nitrogen oxides from that region by aerosol particle fallout. This process may typify another natural means that helps cleanse the lower stratosphere of excessive pollutants.
Document ID
19790035058
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Farlow, N. H.
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Snetsinger, K. G.
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, Calif., United States)
Hayes, D. M.
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Lem, H. Y.
(LFE Corp. Environmental Analysis Laboratories Div., Richmond, Calif., United States)
Tooper, B. M.
(EMS Laboratories Hawthorne, Calif., United States)
Date Acquired
August 9, 2013
Publication Date
December 20, 1978
Publication Information
Publication: Journal of Geophysical Research
Volume: 83
Subject Category
Environment Pollution
Accession Number
79A19071
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other

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