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Research article
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29 Nov 2019
Research article |
| 29 Nov 2019
| 29 Nov 2019
Isotopic characterization of nitrogen oxides (NOx), nitrous acid (HONO), and nitrate (pNO3−) from laboratory biomass burning during FIREX
Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences, and Institute at
Brown for Environment and Society, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
David J. Miller
Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences, and Institute at
Brown for Environment and Society, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
now at: Environmental Defense Fund, Boston, MA, USA
Eric Scheuer
Institute for the Study of Earth, Ocean and Space, University of New
Hampshire, Durham, NH, USA
Jack Dibb
Institute for the Study of Earth, Ocean and Space, University of New
Hampshire, Durham, NH, USA
Vanessa Selimovic
Department of Chemistry, University of Montana, Missoula, USA
Robert Yokelson
Department of Chemistry, University of Montana, Missoula, USA
Kyle J. Zarzana
Chemical Sciences Division, NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory, Boulder,
CO, USA
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of
Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA
now at: Department of Chemistry, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA
Steven S. Brown
Chemical Sciences Division, NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory, Boulder,
CO, USA
Department of Chemistry, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA
Abigail R. Koss
Chemical Sciences Division, NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory, Boulder,
CO, USA
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of
Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA
Department of Chemistry, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA
now at: Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts Institute
of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
Carsten Warneke
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of
Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA
Department of Chemistry, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA
Meredith Hastings
Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences, and Institute at
Brown for Environment and Society, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
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Short summary
Isotopic analysis offers a potential tool to distinguish between sources and interpret transformation pathways of atmospheric species. We applied recently developed techniques in our lab to characterize the isotopic composition of reactive nitrogen species (NOx, HONO, HNO3, pNO3-) in fresh biomass burning emissions. Intercomparison with other techniques confirms the suitability of our methods, allowing for future applications of our techniques in a variety of environments.
Isotopic analysis offers a potential tool to distinguish between sources and interpret...
