The Morning NO<sub> x</sub> maximum in the forest atmosphere boundary layer
Author:
Alaghmand M.,Shepson P. B.,Starn T. K.,Jobson B. T.,Wallace H. W.,Carroll M. A.,Bertman S. B.,Lamb B.,Edburg S. L.,Zhou X.,Apel E.,Riemer D.,Stevens P.,Keutsch F.
Abstract
Abstract. During the 1998, 2000, 2001, 2008, and 2009 summer intensives of the Program for Research on Oxidants: PHotochemistry, Emissions and Transport (PROPHET), ambient measurement of nitrogen oxides (NO + NO2 = NOx) were conducted. NO and NOx mole fractions displayed a diurnal pattern with NOx frequently highest in early morning. This pattern has often been observed in other rural areas. In this paper, we discuss the potential sources and contributing factors of the frequently observed morning pulse of NOx. Of the possible potential contributing factors to the observed morning pulse of NO and NOx, we find that surface-layer transport and slow upward mixing from soil emissions, related to the thermodynamic stability in the nocturnal boundary layer (NBL) before its morning breakup are the largest contributors. The morning NOx peak can significantly impact boundary layer chemistry, e.g. through production of HONO on surfaces, and by increasing the importance of NO3 chemistry in the morning boundary layer.
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Copernicus GmbH
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