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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-16-247-2023
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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-16-247-2023
© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Research article
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19 Jan 2023
Research article |
| 19 Jan 2023
| 19 Jan 2023
Airborne flux measurements of ammonia over the southern Great Plains using chemical ionization mass spectrometry
Siegfried Schobesberger
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
Department of Technical Physics, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
Department of Physics, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Emma L. D'Ambro
Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
now at: Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
Lejish Vettikkat
Department of Technical Physics, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
Ben H. Lee
Department of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
Qiaoyun Peng
Department of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
David M. Bell
Atmospheric Sciences and Global Change Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA
Laboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institute,
Villigen, Switzerland
John E. Shilling
Atmospheric Sciences and Global Change Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA
Manish Shrivastava
Atmospheric Sciences and Global Change Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA
Mikhail Pekour
Atmospheric Sciences and Global Change Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA
Jerome Fast
Atmospheric Sciences and Global Change Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA
Joel A. Thornton
Department of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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Short summary
We present a new, highly sensitive technique for measuring atmospheric ammonia, an important trace gas that is emitted mainly by agriculture. We deployed the instrument on an aircraft during research flights over rural Oklahoma. Due to its fast response, we could analyze correlations with turbulent winds and calculate ammonia emissions from nearby areas at 1 to 2 km resolution. We observed high spatial variability and point sources that are not resolved in the US National Emissions Inventory.
We present a new, highly sensitive technique for measuring atmospheric ammonia, an important...
