High HONO atmospheric concentrations during vegetation burning in the tropical savannah

Alberto Rondon; Eugenio Sanhueza

doi:10.3402/tellusb.v41i4.15102

High HONO atmospheric concentrations during vegetation burning in the tropical savannah

Tellus B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology

Volume 41 (1989): Issue 4

By: Alberto Rondon and Eugenio Sanhueza

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|Jan 1989

Abstract

Using a denuder technique, high HONO concentrations (up to 1 ppb, for 12 h average) were observed at night in the Venezuelan savannah region during the vegetation burning period. The levels in the rainy season were always below 0.05 ppb. It is likely that HONO is directly emitted from the fires.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3402/tellusb.v41i4.15102 | Journal eISSN: 1600-0889

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Language: English

Page range: 474 - 477

Submitted on: Jun 15, 1988

Accepted on: Aug 29, 1988

Published on: Jan 1, 1989

Published by: Stockholm University Press

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© 1989 Alberto Rondon, Eugenio Sanhueza, published by Stockholm University Press
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