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Atmospheric measurements at Mt. Tai – Part I: HONO formation and its role in the oxidizing capacity of the upper boundary layer

Can Ye
Chenglong Zhang
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Fengxia Bao
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Likun Xue
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Jianmin Chen
Keding Lu
Yong Zhao
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Hengde Liu
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Zhaoxin Guo
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Yujing Mu

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Abstract. A comprehensive field campaign, with measurements of HONO and related parameters, was conducted in summer 2018 at the foot (150 m a.s.l.) and the summit (1534 m a.s.l.) of Mt. Tai (Shandong province, China). At the summit station, high HONO mixing ratios were observed (mean ± 1σ: 133 ± 106 pptv, maximum: 880 pptv), with a diurnal noontime peak (mean ± 1σ: 133 ± 72 pptv at 12:30 local time). Constraints on the kinetics of aerosol-derived HONO sources (NO2 uptake on the aerosol surface and particulate nitrate photolysis) were performed and discussed, which enables a better understanding of the interaction of HONO and aerosols, especially in the polluted North China Plain. Various evidence of air mass transport from the ground to the summit level was provided. Furthermore, daytime HONO formation from different paths and its role in radical production were quantified and discussed. We found that the homogeneous reaction NO + OH could only explain 8.0 % of the daytime HONO formation, resulting in strong unknown sources (Pun). Campaigned-averaged Pun was about 290 ± 280 pptv h−1, with a maximum of about 1800 pptv h−1. Aerosol-derived HONO formation mechanisms were not the major sources of Pun at the summit station. Their contributions to daytime HONO formation varied from negligible to moderate (similar to NO + OH), depending on the chemical kinetic parameters used. Coupled with sensitivity tests on the kinetic parameters used, the NO2 uptake on the aerosol surface and particulate nitrate photolysis contributed 1.5 %–19 % and 0.6 %–9.6 % of the observed Pun, respectively. Based on synchronous measurements at the foot and the summit station, an amount of field evidence was proposed to support the finding that the remaining majority (70 %–98 %) of Pun was dominated by the rapid vertical transport from the ground to the summit level and heterogeneous formation on the mountain surfaces during transport. HONO photolysis at the summit level initialized daytime photochemistry and still represented an essential OH source in the daytime, with a contribution of about one-quarter of O3. We provided evidence that ground-derived HONO played a significant role in the oxidizing capacity of the upper boundary layer through the enhanced vertical air mass exchange driven by mountain winds. The follow-up impacts should be considered in regional chemistry transport models.
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Chaoyang Xue, Can Ye, Jörg Kleffmann, Chenglong Zhang, Valéry Catoire, et al.. Atmospheric measurements at Mt. Tai – Part I: HONO formation and its role in the oxidizing capacity of the upper boundary layer. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 2022, 22 (5), pp.3149-3167. ⟨10.5194/acp-22-3149-2022⟩. ⟨hal-03628089⟩
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