1. Changes in atmospheric oxidants over Arctic Ocean atmosphere: evidence of oxygen isotope anomaly in nitrate aerosols.
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Zhang, Yanlin, Zhao, Zhuyu, Cao, Fang, Song, Wenhuai, Lin, Yuchi, Fan, Meiyi, Yu, Haoran, Li, Hanyu, Hong, Yihang, and Gao, Meng
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OXYGEN isotopes ,ATMOSPHERIC oxygen ,ATMOSPHERIC chemistry ,AEROSOLS ,ATMOSPHERIC nitrogen - Abstract
Oxygen isotope anomaly of nitrate aerosol (∆
17 O-NO3 − ) contributes to understanding the atmospheric nitrogen chemistry in the polar oceans. Here, ∆17 O-NO3 − of the aerosol samples was analyzed based on a cruise from East Asia to the Arctic Ocean to explore the nitrate formation mechanisms. ∆17 O-NO3 − decreased with the increase of latitude, especially when after entering the Arctic Circle. ∆17 O-NO3 − (e.g., 11.5‰–21.2‰) was extremely low while crossing the sea ice-covered Arctic Ocean. This is most likely influenced by the combined enhancement of hydroxyl (OH) and peroxy (HO2 + RO2 ) radicals derived by sea ice under permanent sunlight period. In addition, the obvious increase in the ∆17 O-NO3 − of return trip with shortened daytime indicated the advantage of nocturnal pathways (NO3 related) with the higher ∆17 O endmembers. The mutation of ∆17 O-NO3 − can reflect the change of NOx conversion pathways to nitrate, and it can be more sensitive to the change of radical chemistry related to atmospheric oxidation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2023
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