Snow-pile and chamber experiments during the Polar Sunrise Experiment 'Alert 2000': Exploration of nitrogen chemistry

Authors

• Harald J. Beine, Michigan Technological UniversityFollow
• Florent Dominé, LGGE Laboratoire de Glaciologie et Géophysique de l'Environnement
• William Simpson, University of Alaska Fairbanks
• Richard E. Honrath, Michigan Technological UniversityFollow
• Roberto Sparapani, Istituto Sull'inquinamento Atmosferico, Rome
• Xianliang Zhou, Wadsworth Center for Laboratories and Research
• Martin King, University of Alaska Fairbanks

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

6-2002

Department

Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering

Abstract

Snow chamber and snow-pile experiments performed during the 'Alert 2000' campaign show significant release of NO, NO2, and HONO in steady ratios under the influence of irradiation. Both light and a minimal degree of heating are required to produce this effect. We suggest diffusion and re-distribution of NO3- in the form of HNO3 as an important step in the mechanism of active nitrogen release from the snowpack.

Publication Title

Atmospheric Environment

Recommended Citation

Beine, H., Dominé, F., Simpson, W., Honrath, R. E., Sparapani, R., Zhou, X., & King, M. (2002). Snow-pile and chamber experiments during the Polar Sunrise Experiment 'Alert 2000': Exploration of nitrogen chemistry. Atmospheric Environment, 36(15-16), 2707-2719. http://doi.org/10.1016/S1352-2310(02)00120-6
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