Nitric oxide measurements in the equatorial Pacific region

Surface nitric oxide mixing ratios were measured in the equatorial Pacific region using a chemiluminescent detector. The average NO mixing ratio was about 4 pptv during noontime conditions for nine days of measurements. These NO mixing ratios, which are much lower than any previously reported, imply...

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Published inGeophysical research letters Vol. 6; no. 7; pp. 605 - 608
Main Authors McFarland, M., Kley, D., Drummond, J. W., Schmeltekopf, A. L., Winkler, R. H.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.07.1979
Subjects
Carbon monoxide
Chemiluminescence
Conversion
Equatorial regions
Geophysics
Mixing ratios
Nitric oxide
Oxidation
Tropical Pacific
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Summary:Surface nitric oxide mixing ratios were measured in the equatorial Pacific region using a chemiluminescent detector. The average NO mixing ratio was about 4 pptv during noontime conditions for nine days of measurements. These NO mixing ratios, which are much lower than any previously reported, imply that the O3 production rate due to CO and CH4 oxidation may be less than previously believed. They also imply smaller OH/HO ratios as a consequence of the lower HO2 to OH² conversion by NO.
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ISSN:0094-8276
1944-8007
DOI:10.1029/GL006i007p00605