Ubiquity of organic nitrates from nighttime chemistry in the European submicron aerosol
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 s...
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| author | A. Kiendler‐Scharr A. A. Mensah E. Friese D. Topping E. Nemitz A. S. H. Prevot M. Äijälä J. Allan F. Canonaco M. Canagaratna S. Carbone M. Crippa M. Dall Osto D. A. Day P. De Carlo C. F. Di Marco H. Elbern A. Eriksson E. Freney L. Hao H. Herrmann L. Hildebrandt R. Hillamo J. L. Jimenez A. Laaksonen G. McFiggans C. Mohr C. O'Dowd R. Otjes J. Ovadnevaite S. N. Pandis L. Poulain P. Schlag K. Sellegri E. Swietlicki P. Tiitta A. Vermeulen A. Wahner D. Worsnop H.‐C. Wu |
| author_facet | A. Kiendler‐Scharr A. A. Mensah E. Friese D. Topping E. Nemitz A. S. H. Prevot M. Äijälä J. Allan F. Canonaco M. Canagaratna S. Carbone M. Crippa M. Dall Osto D. A. Day P. De Carlo C. F. Di Marco H. Elbern A. Eriksson E. Freney L. Hao H. Herrmann L. Hildebrandt R. Hillamo J. L. Jimenez A. Laaksonen G. McFiggans C. Mohr C. O'Dowd R. Otjes J. Ovadnevaite S. N. Pandis L. Poulain P. Schlag K. Sellegri E. Swietlicki P. Tiitta A. Vermeulen A. Wahner D. Worsnop H.‐C. Wu |
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| description | 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 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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| spelling | doaj-art-315eb5cb53b2417a9ec1ed7b5c7226212025-08-20T02:31:41ZengWileyGeophysical Research Letters0094-82761944-80072016-07-0143147735774410.1002/2016GL069239Ubiquity of organic nitrates from nighttime chemistry in the European submicron aerosolA. Kiendler‐Scharr0A. A. Mensah1E. Friese2D. Topping3E. Nemitz4A. S. H. Prevot5M. Äijälä6J. Allan7F. Canonaco8M. Canagaratna9S. Carbone10M. Crippa11M. Dall Osto12D. A. Day13P. De Carlo14C. F. Di Marco15H. Elbern16A. Eriksson17E. Freney18L. Hao19H. Herrmann20L. Hildebrandt21R. Hillamo22J. L. Jimenez23A. Laaksonen24G. McFiggans25C. Mohr26C. O'Dowd27R. Otjes28J. Ovadnevaite29S. N. Pandis30L. Poulain31P. Schlag32K. Sellegri33E. Swietlicki34P. Tiitta35A. Vermeulen36A. Wahner37D. Worsnop38H.‐C. Wu39IEK‐8: Troposphäre Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH Jülich GermanyIEK‐8: Troposphäre Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH Jülich GermanyRhenish Institute for Environmental Research University of Cologne Cologne GermanySchool of Earth, Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences University of Manchester Manchester UKCentre for Ecology and Hydrology Penicuik UKPaul Scherrer Institute Villigen SwitzerlandDepartment of Physics Helsinki University Helsinki FinlandSchool of Earth, Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences University of Manchester Manchester UKPaul Scherrer Institute Villigen SwitzerlandAerodyne Research Inc. Billerica Massachusetts USAFinnish Meteorological Institute Helsinki FinlandPaul Scherrer Institute Villigen SwitzerlandSchool of Physics National University of Ireland Galway Galway IrelandCooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences and Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry University of Colorado Boulder Boulder Colorado USAPaul Scherrer Institute Villigen SwitzerlandCentre for Ecology and Hydrology Penicuik UKRhenish Institute for Environmental Research University of Cologne Cologne GermanyDepartment of Physics Lund University Lund SwedenLaboratoire de Météorologie Physique CNRS‐Université Blaise Pascal Clermont Ferrand FranceDepartment of Applied Physics University of Eastern Finland Kuopio FinlandLeibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research Leipzig GermanyMcKetta Department of Chemical Engineering University of Texas at Austin Austin Texas USAFinnish Meteorological Institute Helsinki FinlandCooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences and Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry University of Colorado Boulder Boulder Colorado USADepartment of Physics Helsinki University Helsinki FinlandSchool of Earth, Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences University of Manchester Manchester UKPaul Scherrer Institute Villigen SwitzerlandSchool of Physics National University of Ireland Galway Galway IrelandEnergy Research Centre of the Netherlands Petten NetherlandsSchool of Physics National University of Ireland Galway Galway IrelandDepartment of Chemical Engineering University of Patras Patras GreeceLeibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research Leipzig GermanyIEK‐8: Troposphäre Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH Jülich GermanyLaboratoire de Météorologie Physique CNRS‐Université Blaise Pascal Clermont Ferrand FranceDepartment of Physics Lund University Lund SwedenDepartment of Applied Physics University of Eastern Finland Kuopio FinlandEnergy Research Centre of the Netherlands Petten NetherlandsIEK‐8: Troposphäre Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH Jülich GermanyAerodyne Research Inc. Billerica Massachusetts USAIEK‐8: Troposphäre Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH Jülich GermanyAbstract 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.https://doi.org/10.1002/2016GL069239organic nitrateparticulate matterfield study |
| spellingShingle | A. Kiendler‐Scharr A. A. Mensah E. Friese D. Topping E. Nemitz A. S. H. Prevot M. Äijälä J. Allan F. Canonaco M. Canagaratna S. Carbone M. Crippa M. Dall Osto D. A. Day P. De Carlo C. F. Di Marco H. Elbern A. Eriksson E. Freney L. Hao H. Herrmann L. Hildebrandt R. Hillamo J. L. Jimenez A. Laaksonen G. McFiggans C. Mohr C. O'Dowd R. Otjes J. Ovadnevaite S. N. Pandis L. Poulain P. Schlag K. Sellegri E. Swietlicki P. Tiitta A. Vermeulen A. Wahner D. Worsnop H.‐C. Wu Ubiquity of organic nitrates from nighttime chemistry in the European submicron aerosol Geophysical Research Letters organic nitrate particulate matter field study |
| title | Ubiquity of organic nitrates from nighttime chemistry in the European submicron aerosol |
| title_full | Ubiquity of organic nitrates from nighttime chemistry in the European submicron aerosol |
| title_fullStr | Ubiquity of organic nitrates from nighttime chemistry in the European submicron aerosol |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ubiquity of organic nitrates from nighttime chemistry in the European submicron aerosol |
| title_short | Ubiquity of organic nitrates from nighttime chemistry in the European submicron aerosol |
| title_sort | ubiquity of organic nitrates from nighttime chemistry in the european submicron aerosol |
| topic | organic nitrate particulate matter field study |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/2016GL069239 |
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