TY - JOUR
T1 - Examination on photostationary state of NOx in the urban atmosphere in Japan
AU - Matsumoto, Jun
AU - Kosugi, Naohiro
AU - Nishiyama, Ayaka
AU - Isozaki, Ryoko
AU - Sadanaga, Yasuhiro
AU - Kato, Shungo
AU - Bandow, Hiroshi
AU - Kajii, Yoshizumi
N1 - Funding Information:
We are grateful to members of the measurement team during the campaign for their help and advise. This work was supported by funding from the Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology (CREST) program by Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST).
PY - 2006/6
Y1 - 2006/6
N2 - To investigate the photostationary state (PSS) of nitrogen oxides (NOx), fast and precise measurements of related compounds were simultaneously carried out in the urban atmosphere. A PSS parameter φ including the observed peroxy radical (ROx) was examined. Consequently, φ was not significantly different from unity in many cases. Observed NOx, O3, JNO2 and ROx could reasonably elucidate the PSS of NOx. Meanwhile, in some cases with large ROx/O3, φ was significantly less than unity. It was suggested that the reaction rate coefficients of ROx with NO could be critical for the PSS in the urban atmosphere. It was confirmed that the LIF instrument is promising to observationally approach the PSS of NOx.
AB - To investigate the photostationary state (PSS) of nitrogen oxides (NOx), fast and precise measurements of related compounds were simultaneously carried out in the urban atmosphere. A PSS parameter φ including the observed peroxy radical (ROx) was examined. Consequently, φ was not significantly different from unity in many cases. Observed NOx, O3, JNO2 and ROx could reasonably elucidate the PSS of NOx. Meanwhile, in some cases with large ROx/O3, φ was significantly less than unity. It was suggested that the reaction rate coefficients of ROx with NO could be critical for the PSS in the urban atmosphere. It was confirmed that the LIF instrument is promising to observationally approach the PSS of NOx.
KW - Laser-induced fluorescence (LIF)
KW - Nitrogen oxides
KW - Peroxy radicals
KW - Photostationary state (PSS)
KW - Reaction rate coefficients
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U2 - 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2006.02.002
DO - 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2006.02.002
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:33646468987
SN - 1352-2310
VL - 40
SP - 3230
EP - 3239
JO - Atmospheric Environment
JF - Atmospheric Environment
IS - 18
ER -