INFLUENCE OF DMS ON THE O-X-NOY PARTITIONING AND THE NOX DISTRIBUTIONIN THE MARINE BACKGROUND ATMOSPHERE

Authors
PLATT U LEBRAS G
Citation
U. Platt et G. Lebras, INFLUENCE OF DMS ON THE O-X-NOY PARTITIONING AND THE NOX DISTRIBUTIONIN THE MARINE BACKGROUND ATMOSPHERE, Geophysical research letters, 24(15), 1997, pp. 1935-1938
Citations number
30
Categorie Soggetti
Geosciences, Interdisciplinary
Journal title
Geophysical research letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
00948276
Volume
24
Issue
15
Year of publication
1997
Pages
1935 - 1938
Database
ISI
SICI code
0094-8276(1997)24:15<1935:IODOTO>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
Recent investigations of the NO3 - DMS reaction showed that HNO3 is th e dominant nitrogen product. It is argued that this finding can have i mplications on the NOx - HNO3/nitrate partitioning, in particular lowe ring the NOx (= NO + NO2) concentrations in the remote marine boundary layer. Since there ozone formation is NOx limited, biogenic DMS sourc es may influence the ozone production on a global scale.