An investigation of the atmospheric HNO3-NH3-NH4NO3 equilibrium relationship in a cool, humid climate

Roy M. Harrison; Casimiro A. Pio

doi:10.3402/tellusb.v35i2.14795

An investigation of the atmospheric HNO3-NH3-NH4NO3 equilibrium relationship in a cool, humid climate

Tellus B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology

Volume 35 (1983): Issue 2

By: Roy M. Harrison and Casimiro A. Pio

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|Jan 1983

Abstract

Simultaneous measurements of gaseous nitric acid and ammonia were made during summer. autumn and winter months in North-West England. Concentrations of HNO₃ and NH₃ lay within the ranges 0.03-0.36 ppb and 0.9-5.1 ppb respectively, gaseous HNO₃ accounting for only about 12% of total nitrate. Under the high humidity conditions prevalent during the work. the concentration data are consistent with the equilibrium of gaseous HNO₃ and NH₃ with solution droplets of NH₄NO₃.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3402/tellusb.v35i2.14795 | Journal eISSN: 1600-0889

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Language: English

Page range: 155 - 159

Submitted on: Jun 30, 1982

Accepted on: Oct 7, 1982

Published on: Jan 1, 1983

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© 1983 Roy M. Harrison, Casimiro A. Pio, published by Stockholm University Press
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