Nighttime NOx Cycle

Gas-particle reactions of reactive nitrogen represent an important but variable atmospheric chemical cycle.ÌýÌýFor example, uptake of N2O5to aerosol regulates the lifetime of NOx(=NO+NO2) and oxidant burdens in the troposphere.ÌýÌýUptake of N2O5to chloride-containing aerosol to produce ClNO2is an efficient halogen activation mechanism that may represent a substantial fraction of tropospheric halogen budgets.ÌýÌýOur group has developed instrumentation and led major ground, ship and aircraft based field intensives inÌý,Ìý,Ìý,Ìý,ÌýÌý²¹²Ô»åÌý.ÌýÌýThe recentÌýÌýfield campaign on the NSF C-130 aircraft on the U.S. East Coast, collaborative with theÌýÌýat the University of Washington, specifically targeted heterogeneous nitrogen chemistry.