Application of thermal-dissociation laser induced fluorescence (TD-LIF) to measurement of HNO<sub>3</sub>, Σalkyl nitrates, Σperoxy nitrates, and NO<sub>2</sub> fluxes using eddy covariance
Nitrogen exchange between the atmosphere and biosphere directly influences atmospheric composition. While much is known about mechanisms of NO and N<sub>2</sub>O emissions, instrumentation for the study of mechanisms contributing to exchange of other major nitrogen species is quite limit...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2006-01-01
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| Series: | Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics |
| Online Access: | http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/6/3471/2006/acp-6-3471-2006.pdf |
| Summary: | Nitrogen exchange between the atmosphere and biosphere directly influences atmospheric composition. While much is known about mechanisms of NO and N<sub>2</sub>O emissions, instrumentation for the study of mechanisms contributing to exchange of other major nitrogen species is quite limited. Here we describe the application of a new technique, thermal dissociation-laser induced fluorescence (TD-LIF), to eddy covariance measurements of the fluxes of NO<sub>2</sub>, total peroxy acyl and peroxy nitrates, total alkyl and multifunctional alkyl nitrates, and nitric acid. The technique offers the potential for investigating mechanisms of exchange of these species at the canopy scale over timescales from days to years. Examples of flux measurements at a ponderosa pine plantation in the mid-elevation Sierra Nevada Mountains in California are reported and used to evaluate instrument performance. |
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| ISSN: | 1680-7316 1680-7324 |