Measurements of HNO 3 and N 2 O 5 using ion drift-chemical ionization mass spectrometry during the MILAGRO/MCMA-2006 campaign
Measurements of HNO 3 and N 2 O 5 using ion drift-chemical ionization mass spectrometry during the MILAGRO/MCMA-2006 campaign
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10.5194/acp-8-6823-2008
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发表时间:
2008-11
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6.3
通讯作者:
Jun Zheng;Renyi Zhang;Edward Charles Fortner;R. Volkamer;L. Molina;A. Aiken;J. Jimenez;K. Gaeggeler;J. Dommen;S. Dusanter;P. Stevens;X. Tie
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作者:
Jun Zheng;Renyi Zhang;Edward Charles Fortner;R. Volkamer;L. Molina;A. Aiken;J. Jimenez;K. Gaeggeler;J. Dommen;S. Dusanter;P. Stevens;X. Tie
An ion drift-chemical ionization mass spectrome- ter (ID-CIMS) was deployed in Mexico City between 7 and 31 March to measure gas-phase nitric acid (HNO3) and dini- trogen pentoxide (N2O5) during the Mexico City Metropoli- tan Area (MCMA)-2006 field campaign. The observation site was located at the Instituto Mexicano del Petr ´ oleo in the northern part of Mexico City urban area with major emis- sions of pollutants from residential, vehicular and industrial sources. Diurnally, HNO3 was less than 200 parts per trillion (ppt) during the night and early morning. The concentration of HNO3 increased steadily from around 09:00 a.m. central standard time (CST), reached a peak value of 0.5 to 3 parts per billion (ppb) in the early afternoon, and then declined sharply to less than half of the peak value near 05:00 p.m. CST. An inter-comparison between the ID-CIMS and an ion chromatograph/mass spectrometer (ICMS) showed a good agreement between the two HNO3 measurements (R 2 =0.75). The HNO3 mixing ratio was found to anti-correlate with submicron-sized aerosol nitrate, suggesting that the gas- particle partitioning process was a major factor in determin- ing the gaseous HNO3 concentration. Losses by irreversible