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Summertime distribution of PAN and other reactive nitrogen species in the northern high-latitude atmosphere of eastern CanadaAircraft measurements of key reactive nitrogen species (NO, NO2, HNO3, PAN, PPN, NO3(-), NO(y)), C1 to C6 hydrocarbons, acetone, O3, chemical tracers (C2Cl4, CO), and important meteorological parameters were performed over eastern Canada during July to August 1990 at altitudes between 0 and 6 km as part of an Arctic Boundary Layer Expedition (ABLE3B). In the free troposphere, PAN was found to be the single most abundant reactive nitrogen species constituting a major fraction of NO(y) and was significantly more abundant than NO(x) and HNO3. PAN and O3 were well correlated both in their fine and gross structures. Compared to data previously collected in the Arctic/subarctic atmosphere over Alaska (ABLE3A), the lower troposphere (0-4 km) over eastern Canada was found to contain larger reactive nitrogen and anthropogenic tracer concentrations. At higher altitudes (4-6 km) the atmospheric composition was in many ways similar to what was seen over Alaska and supports the view that a large-scale reservoir of PAN (and NO(y)) is present in the upper troposphere over the entire Arctic/subarctic region. The reactive nitrogen budget based on missions conducted from the North Bay site (missions 2-10) showed a small shortfall, whereas the budget for data collected from the Goose Bay operation (missions 11-19) showed essential balance. It is calculated that 15-20 ppt of the observed NO(x) may find its source from the available PAN reservoir. Meteorological considerations as well as relationships between reactive nitrogen and tracer species suggest that the atmosphere over eastern Canada during summer is greatly influenced by forest fires and transported industrial pollution.
Document ID
19950031285
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
External Source(s)
Authors
Singh, H. B.
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Herlth, D.
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
O'Hara, D.
(San Jose State University Foundation, Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Zahnle, K.
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Bradshaw, J. D.
(Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA United States)
Sandholm, S. T.
(Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA United States)
Talbot, R.
(Univ. of New Hampshire, Durham, NH United States)
Gregory, G. L.
(NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Sachse, G. W.
(NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Blake, D. R.
(Univ. of California, Irvine, CA United States)
Date Acquired
August 16, 2013
Publication Date
January 20, 1994
Publication Information
Publication: Journal of Geophysical Research
Volume: 99
Issue: D1
ISSN: 0148-0227
Subject Category
Meteorology And Climatology
Accession Number
95A62884
Distribution Limits
Public
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