de Gouw, J. A., Parrish, D. D., Brown, S. S. et al. (15 more authors) (2019) Hydrocarbon Removal in Power Plant Plumes Shows Nitrogen Oxide Dependence of Hydroxyl Radicals. Geophysical Research Letters. pp. 7752-7760. ISSN 0094-8276
Abstract
During an airborne study in the Southeast United States, measured mixing ratios of biogenic hydrocarbons were systematically lower in air masses containing enhanced nitrogen oxides from power plants, which we attribute to increased concentrations of hydroxyl (OH) radicals within the power plant plumes. Plume transects at successively further downwind distances provide a decreasing gradient of nitrogen oxides (NO x) concentrations, which together with the implied loss rates of isoprene, constrains the OH dependence on NO x. We find that OH concentrations were highest at nitrogen dioxide concentrations near 1–2 ppbv and decreased at higher and at lower concentrations. These findings agree with the dependence of OH on NO x concentrations expected from known chemical reactions but are not consistent with some studies reporting direct OH measurements higher than expected in regions of the atmosphere with low NO x (NO < 0.08 and NO 2 < 0.46 ppbv) and high biogenic hydrocarbon emissions.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2019 American Geophysical Union. This is an author-produced version of the published paper. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher’s self-archiving policy. Further copying may not be permitted; contact the publisher for details. |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Sciences (York) > Chemistry (York) |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 20 Jun 2019 15:30 |
Last Modified: | 16 Oct 2024 15:47 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1029/2019GL083044 |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1029/2019GL083044 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:147638 |
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