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Global And Regional Impacts Of Hono On The Chemical Composition Of Clouds And Aerosols, Yasin F. Elshorbany, P. J. Crutzen, B. Steil, A. Pozzer, H. Tost, J. Lelieveld Jan 2014

Global And Regional Impacts Of Hono On The Chemical Composition Of Clouds And Aerosols, Yasin F. Elshorbany, P. J. Crutzen, B. Steil, A. Pozzer, H. Tost, J. Lelieveld

USF St. Petersburg campus Faculty Publications

Recently, realistic simulation of nitrous acid (HONO) based on the HONO / NOx ratio of 0.02 was found to have a significant impact on the global budgets of HOx (OH + HO2) and gas phase oxidation products in polluted regions, especially in winter when other photolytic sources are of minor importance. It has been reported that chemistry-transport models underestimate sulphate concentrations, mostly during winter. Here we show that simulating realistic HONO levels can significantly enhance aerosol sulphate (S(VI)) due to the increased formation of H2SO4. Even though in-cloud aqueous phase oxidation of dissolved SO2 (S(IV)) is the main source of …