长江三角洲西部地区PM_(2.5)输送轨迹分类研究

长三角4个省会(直辖市)城市(上海、南京、合肥、杭州)中,合肥与南京的PM_(2.5)浓度演变有较高的一致性。应用聚类分析的方法对2013—2015年合肥非降水日(日降水量低于10 mm)100 m高度(代表近地层)和1000 m高度(代表边界层中上部)的72 h后向轨迹进行分类,结合合肥2013—2015年PM_(2.5)日均浓度资料,探讨近地层和边界层中上部输送轨迹与长三角西部PM_(2.5)浓度的关系。近地层和边界层中上部分别得到7组和6组不同的后向轨迹;不同输送轨迹对应的PM_(2.5)浓度、重污染(重度以上污染,PM_(2.5)日均浓度大于150μg/m3)天数、能见度、地面风速、相对湿度等都有显著不同,尤其是在近地层。100 m高度,平均长度最短、来向偏东的轨迹组对应的PM_(2.5)浓度均值最高(约是组内均值最低值的2倍)、重污染天数最多,且占比最高(30%),重污染日对应的气流在过去72 h下降高度均值仅28 m,明显低于其他PM_(2.5)污染等级日;来向偏西北、长度较短的轨迹组,PM_(2.5)浓度均值和重污染天数为第2高,这一类轨迹占比14%,气流到达本地前存在明显的下沉运动,反映了远距离输送加剧本地PM_(2.5)重污染的特征。这两类轨迹常对应PM_(2.5)日均浓度的上升。PM_(2.5)平均浓度最低的2个轨迹组分别是来自东北和西南的较长轨迹组,所占比例分别为6.4%和10.3%,这2类轨迹往往对应着PM_(2.5)日均浓度下降。1000 m高度的结果与100 m高度结果类似,但PM_(2.5)平均浓度的组间差异不及100 m高度,与2001—2005年PM10浓度与输送轨迹的关系不同。对3 a中84个重污染日两个高度的后向轨迹进行聚类,近地层和边界层中上部各得到7类和6类PM_(2.5)重污染日的天气形势。近地层92%的重污染日对应的海平面气压形势场上,从华北到华东属于均压区,气压梯度小,轨迹来向以偏东到偏北方向为主,垂直方向延伸高度在950 hPa以下。1000 m高度,77%的重污染日属于相对较短的轨迹组,对应的850 hPa高度场特征为从中国西北(新疆)到东南受高压控制,长三角或位于高压底部,或位于两高压之间的均压区。这对PM_(2.5)浓度预报有较好的指示意义。     

2013年1月持续性霾天气中影响污染程度的气象条件分析

利用南京本站气象观测记录、环保局监测数据以及NCEP/NCAR再分析资料,分析2013年1月持续性污染天气过程的大气环流背景,并结合南京地区探空资料、风廓线雷达资料以及激光雷达资料,分析这次持续性污染过程中空气质量属良好、轻度污染、中度污染、重度污染典型个例的大气垂直特征和边界层内气象条件的差异。得到如下结论:2013年1月份北方冷空气活动较弱,南京地区大气层结稳定,近地层风速小,污染物气象扩散条件差。加之近地层以弱偏东风为主,水汽较多,有利于污染物颗粒直径增大。大气垂直结构以及边界层内水平风速均对大气污染程度起到一定影响。AQI与逆温层高度存在显著负相关关系;大气污染时,1000 m以下出现逆温结构,且逆温层越低、越厚,污染程度越大;重度污染时,近地层出现贴地逆温层,厚度为700m左右。逆温层高度下降,PM₁₀颗粒物高浓度区高度也明显下降,近地层污染物浓度对垂直方向上污染物浓度正响应的高度降低。在空气质量良好时, 150~1500m存在风速大值区,且风无空,湍流作用明显,有利于污染物和周围的洁净空气相混合而得到稀释,加速污染物的垂直扩散进程。当中度污染日和典型重度污染日时,150~1500 m之间并不存在大风速区。此外, PM₁₀的300μg·m^-3高浓度垂直高度延伸至300 m附近时,近地层PM_2.5明显上升至100μg·m^-3以上,高浓度区数值越大,近地层PM_2.5越大。     

日照市区PM10污染物特征及其与气象要素的关系

对2002年1月1日-2002年12月31日日照市环境监测中心提供的PM₁₀(可吸入颗粒物)日平均浓度资料和对应时段的日照市地面气象资料做了深入的分析,揭示了污染物PM₁₀变化特征及其随气象要素的变化规律。同时分析了主要污染物PM₁₀与地面风速、风向间的相关关系,发现日照市大于等于3级的PM₁₀污染日均出现在1-4月,地面风速对污染物PM₁₀浓度有一定影响,当地面风速超过5m/s时,3级及以上污染日很少出现,当地面风速超过6.5m/s时,随着风速的提高,污染物浓度呈下降趋势。污染物浓度呈明显的季节变化,冬、春季节明显高于夏、秋季节。     

苏南三市秋冬季PM2.5中水溶性离子和元素特征及源解析

2010年11月16日至12月17日在南京、常州、苏州三城市设置采样点,24 h采集大气PM_2.5样品,并测定其水溶性无机离子和元素的浓度,在此基础上讨论PM_2.5及无机组分的时空分布特征。结果表明,采样期间,PM_2.5污染较严重,且苏州最重,常州次之,南京最轻,南京、苏州、常州日均浓度分别是国家二级标准(75 μg/m³)的1.44、2.32、1.53倍;三市PM_2.5离子组分中,阴离子均以SO₄^2-和NO₃^-为主,阳离子以Ca²⁺和Mg²⁺为主;苏州Na⁺和Cl^-之间的相关性较高,其受到海盐输送影响较大;三城市PM_2.5中Ca是最主要元素,Al次之。运用主成分法分析南京、常州和苏州PM_2.5的来源可知,三城市PM_2.5受多个污染源影响,包括生物质燃烧、地表扬尘、五金工业及汽车尾气排放等。     

兰州春季沙尘过程PM10输送路径及其潜在源区

将2001-2008年分为沙尘天气相对多年和相对少年,计算兰州市春季逐日4个时次的4 d气团后向轨迹。通过聚类分析得到春季到达兰州市区的主要气团轨迹组,结合可吸入颗粒物PM₁₀日均质量浓度资料,通过计算潜在源贡献因子PSCF(potential source contribution function)和浓度权重轨迹CWT(concentration-weighted trajectory),得到影响兰州市春季PM₁₀质量浓度的潜在源区以及不同源区对兰州市春季PM₁₀质量浓度贡献的差异。结果表明,在沙尘天气相对多年,西路径和西北路径发生比例最高,分别占总轨迹的33%和19.4%,其中有50%以上为污染轨迹,是造成兰州市春季高质量浓度PM₁₀污染的主要输送路径。沙尘天气相对少年的主要输送路径是西路径,其次是北路径,分别占23.6%和18%。影响兰州市春季大气PM₁₀质量浓度的潜在源区分布在新疆塔里木盆地、吐鲁番盆地、青海柴达木盆地、甘肃河西走廊、内蒙古中部和西部的沙漠戈壁地区。     

2007和2008年夏季北京奥运馆大气PM10与PM2.5质量浓度变化特征

为了监测北京奥运主场馆附近大气颗粒物的污染状况以及评估奥运污染源减排措施对北京大气颗粒物质量浓度变化的影响,利用颗粒物在线监测仪器TEOM于2007年和2008年夏季,在奥运主场馆附近的中国科学院遥感应用研究所办公楼楼顶对大气颗粒物PM₁₀和PM_2.5进行了连续同步观测。结果表明,2007年夏季监测点附近大气PM₁₀与PM_2.5质量浓度的平均值分别为153.9和71.2μg·m^-3,而2008年夏季PM₁₀与PM_2.5质量浓度的平均值分别为85.2和52.8μg·m^-3。与奥运前一年同时段相比,奥运时段大气PM₁₀和PM_2.5的质量浓度分别下降44.5%和25.1%。对比分析奥运前后的2次典型污染过程发现,空气相对湿度的增加和偏南气流输送的共同影响易造成大气颗粒物的累积增长,而降雨的湿清除作用和偏北气流则会使大气颗粒物浓度迅速降低。在相近的气象条件下,奥运前后的污染过程中,大气细粒子的日均增长速率分别为25.1和13.9μg·m^-3·d^-1,而大气粗粒子的日均增长速率分别为20.8和2.2μg·m^-3·d^-1,奥运时段污染累积过程中大气粗、细粒子的增长速率分别显著低于和略低于奥运前同时段污染过程中颗粒物的增长速率。污染源减排措施的实施是奥运期间大气颗粒物质量浓度降低的主要原因,从控制效果来看,奥运期间实施的污染源减排措施对大气粗粒子的控制效果明显好于大气细粒子。     

成都市PM2.5污染特征及其与地面气象要素的关系分析

为了解成都市PM_2.5污染特征及其与地面气象要素的关系,利用环境空气质量监测资料和地面气象观测资料,分析了PM_2.5质量浓度的季节、月和日变化特征,并分不同空气质量等级分析空气质量与地面气象要素的关系。结果表明：PM_2.5质量浓度具有明显的季节、月和日变化特征,且成都市区6个监测站的变化趋势比较一致;成都市相对湿度较大,地面风速较小,约62%的样本分布在相对湿度80%~100%,约85%的样本分布在地面风速0~2 m·s^-1,地面风速对成都市PM_2.5的水平输送、扩散、稀释不利;降水对PM_2.5的清除量随PM_2.5初始浓度、降雨持续时间和累积降雨量增加而增大。     

西安市PM2.5城乡差异及与城市热岛的关联研究

依据一种基于建筑用地比例和土地利用信息熵的城乡站点划分方法,将西安市环境与气象站点划分为城区、郊区和两类乡村站,讨论其PM_2.5的城乡分布特征及与城市热岛效应强度(Urban Heat Island Intensity,UHII)间的相关关系。结果表明,不同季节西安市呈现不同的PM_2.5城乡分布特征和日变化特征,两类乡村站点PM_2.5差异明显且下风向乡村站点(乡村D)对应的UHII_D对城区和乡村的影响程度大于上风向乡村站点(乡村U)对应的UHII_U。在城区较多本地排放的影响下,乡村PM_2.5浓度与 UHII_U(或UHII_D)相关系数均大于城区。随着UHII_D的增加,城乡PM_2.5相对浓度差值(RUPII_D)整体呈下降趋势且UHII_D与RUPII_D在春夏秋季显著负相关。UHII_D增大,城区近地面PM_2.5的水平扩散能力减弱,但PM_2.5的垂直扩散能力较乡村更强,从而UHII_D通过影响PM_2.5的传输扩散特征,进一步影响西安市RUPII_D。     

武汉市冬季灰霾期PM2.5中水溶性无机离子的特征

2018年1月,利用颗粒物采样器采集武汉市大气PM_2.5样品并进行水溶性无机离子（F^-、Cl^-、NO₃^-、SO₄^2-、Na⁺、NH₄⁺、K⁺、Mg²⁺、Ca²⁺）的分析.结果表明,NO₃^-、SO₄^2-、NH₄⁺是PM_2.5中最主要的3种水溶性无机离子,除Mg²⁺与Ca²⁺外,PM_2.5与WSⅡs （水溶性无机离子）之间的相关性显著,且移动源贡献占主导地位.阴阳离子平衡表明武汉市冬季灰霾期PM_2.5呈中性或弱酸性.通过混合单粒子拉格朗日综合轨迹模式模拟并采用分层聚类得出了4种主要的后向气流轨迹及相应的PM_2.5和水溶性离子浓度,结果表明区域传输对此次灰霾期影响较大.     

湖北省PM2.5质量浓度遥感估算与时空分布特征

针对地面站点稀疏不足以提供高空间覆盖、高空间分辨率的面域PM_2.5数据支撑区域细颗粒物污染防治的问题,以湖北地区2015-2017年的MODIS卫星遥感气溶胶光学厚度（AOD）产品数据为主预测量,结合温度、湿度、风速、压强等气象参数和植被指数数据等辅助预测量,建立了AOD-PM_2.5关系逐日变化的线性混合效应（LME）模型,用于估算湖北地区的PM_2.5浓度水平.利用十折交叉验证方法进行了模型精度评估.结果表明：1）2015-2017年的交叉验证R²分别达到0.89、0.85和0.88,利用MODIS AOD数据反演近地面PM_2.5质量浓度的线性混合效应模型能很好地用于区域细颗粒物遥感监测;2）省内PM_2.5质量浓度空间差异显著,鄂东、鄂南和鄂北高,鄂西北和鄂东南低;3）全省PM_2.5估算时空数据年均值呈下降态势,分别为65.6±39.8、57.1±34.1和48.1±28.3 μg/m³,各市除随州、咸宁2016、2017年年均值持平外,都呈下降趋势.     

Products and mechanisms of the gas phase reactions of NO3 with CH3SCH3, CD3SCD3, CH3SH and CH3SSCH3

Products and mechanisms of the reaction between the nitrate radical (NO₃) and three of the most abundant reduced organic sulphur compounds in the atmosphere (CH₃SCH₃, CH₃SH and CH₃SSCH₃), have been studied in a 480 L reaction chamber using in situ FT-IR and ion chromatography as analytical techniques. In the three reactions, methanesulphonic acid was found to be the most abundant sulphur containing product. In addition the stable products SO₂, H₂SO₄, CH₂O, and CH₃ONO₂ were identified and quantified and thionitric acid-S-methyl ester (CH₃SNO₂) was observed in the i.r. spectrum from all of the three reactions. Deuterated dimethylsulphide (CD₃SCD₃) showed an isotope effect on the reaction Deuterated dimethylsulphide (CD₃SCD₃) showed an isotope effect on the reaction rate constant (k_H/k_D) of 3.8±0.6, indicating that hydrogen abstraction is the first step in the NO₃+CH₃SCH₃ reaction, probably after the formation of an inital adduct.Based on the products and intermediates identified, reaction mechanisms are proposed for the three reactions.     

Aqueous Phase Reaction of HNO4: The Impact on Tropospheric Chemistry

We use a global atmospheric chemistry transport model to study the possible influence of aqueous phase reactions of peroxynitric acid (HNO₄) on the concentrations and budgets of NO_x, SO_x, O₃ and H₂O₂. Laboratory studies have shown that the aqueous reaction of HNO_4aq withHSO^– _3aq, and the uni-molecular decomposition of the NO₄ ^– anion to form NO₂ ^– (nitrite) occur on a time scale of about a second. Despite a substantial contribution of the reaction of HSO^– _3aq with HNO_4aq to the overall in-cloud conversion of SO₂ to SO₄ ^2–, a simultaneous decrease of other oxidants (most notably H₂O₂) more than compensated the increase in SO₄ ^2– production. The strongest influence of heterogeneous HNO₄ chemistry was found in the boundary layer, where calculated monthly average ozone concentrations were reduced between 2% to 10% andchanges of H₂O₂ between –20% to +10%compared to a simulation which ignores this reaction. Furthermore, SO₂ was increased by 10% to 20% and SO₄ ^2–depleted by up to 10%. Since the resolution of our global model does not enable a detailed comparison with measurements in polluted regions, it is not possible to verify whether considering heterogeneous HNO₄ reactions results in a substantial improvement of atmospheric chemistry transport models. However, the conversion of HNO₄ in the aqueous phase seems to be efficient enough to warrant further laboratory investigations and more detailed model studies on this topic.     

临安冬夏季SO2、NO2和O3体积分数特征及与气象条件的关系

对临安大气本底站2003-2004年冬、夏季二氧化氮(NO2)、二氧化硫(SO2)、臭氧(O3)进行了分析.结果表明:冬季NO2和SO2平均体积分数分别为19.48×10-9和35.74 x10-9,而夏季的平均体积分数分别为4.81×10-9和8.12×10-9,冬季高于夏季;O3在夏季的平均体积分数为33.55×10-9,略高于冬季的25.44×10-9;夜间NO2和SO2体积分数比白天高,并且NO2呈明显的单峰单谷型分布,O3也呈单峰型但峰值出现在白天.NO2、SO2体积分数存在着明显的“假日效应”,假日比非假日低,周五高于假日和非假日;但O3体积分数没有明显的假日效应.降水对SO2有明显的清除作用,但对NO2的清除作用不明显.与风向对比发现,夏季高体积分数的NO2、SO2都受到NW、WNW风的影响,冬季则分别受NE和SW、SSW风的影响;而O3受风向的影响较复杂,与局地光化学反应有关.     

The heterogeneous formation of N2O in air containing NO2, O3 and NH3

In a nighttime system and under relatively dry conditions (about 15 ppm H₂O), the reaction mixture of NO₂, O₃, and NH₃ in purified air turns out to result in the formation of nitrous oxide (N₂O). The experiments were performed in a continuous stirred flow reactor, in the concentration region of 0.02–2 ppm.N₂O is thought to arise through the heterogeneous reaction of gaseous N₂O₅ and absorbed NH₃ at the wall of the reaction vessel % MathType!MTEF!2!1!+-% feaafeart1ev1aaatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbuLwBLn% hiov2DGi1BTfMBaeXatLxBI9gBaerbd9wDYLwzYbItLDharqqtubsr% 4rNCHbGeaGqiVu0Je9sqqrpepC0xbbL8F4rqaqpepeea0xe9qqVa0l% b9peea0lb9sq-JfrVkFHe9peea0dXdarVe0Fb9pgea0xa9pue9Fve9% Ffc8meGabaqaciGacaGaaeqabaWaaeaaeaaakeaatCvAUfKttLeary% qr1ngBPrgaiuaacqWFOaakcqWFobGtcqWFibasdaWgaaWcbaGae83m% amdabeaakiab-LcaPmaaBaaaleaacqWFHbqyaeqaaOGaey4kaSIaai% ikaiab-5eaonaaBaaaleaacqWFYaGmaeqaaOGae83ta80aaSbaaSqa% aiab-vda1aqabaGccaGGPaWaaSbaaSqaaiaadEgaaeqaaOGaeyOKH4% Qae8Nta40aaSbaaSqaaiab-jdaYaqabaGccqWFpbWtcqGHRaWkcqWF% ibascqWFobGtcqWFpbWtdaWgaaWcbaGae83mamdabeaakiabgUcaRi% ab-HeainaaBaaaleaacqWFYaGmaeqaaOGae83ta8eaaa!59AC!\[(NH_3 )_a + (N_2 O_5 )_g \to N_2 O + HNO_3 + H_2 O\]In principle, there is competition between this reaction and that of adsorbed H₂O with N₂O₅, resulting in the formation of HNO₃. At high water concentrations (RH>75%), no formation of N₂O was found. Although the rate constant of adsorbed NH₃ with gaseous N₂O₅ is much larger than that of the reaction of adsorbed H₂O with gaseous N₂O₅, the significance of the observed N₂O formation for the outside atmosphere is thought to be dependent on the adsorption properties of H₂O and NH₃ on a surface. A number of NH₃ and H₂O adsorption measurements on several materials are discussed.     

闪电产生氮氧化物对青藏高原臭氧低谷形成的影响

为了进一步了解青藏高原闪电的产生氮氧化物（LNO_x）经由光化学反应对O₃浓度变化及夏季O₃低谷形成的可能影响,本文利用2005~2013年由OMI卫星得到的对流层NO₂垂直浓度柱（NO₂ VCD）、O₃总浓度柱（TOC）和O₃廓线以及星载光学瞬变探测器OTD和闪电成像仪LIS获取的总闪电数资料,对青藏高原和同纬度长江中下游地区的TOC和NO₂ VCD月均值时空分布特征、闪电与NO₂ VCD的相关性和O₃的垂直分布特征及其与LNO_x的关系进行了对比分析。结果表明,青藏高原的O₃低谷主要出现在夏季和秋季,其TOC值比同纬度长江中下游地区低约10~15 DU（Dobson unit）。青藏高原NO₂VCD总体较小,表现为夏高冬低的分布特征。青藏高原夏季O₃浓度受南亚高压的影响总体呈减小趋势,但因强雷暴天气导致对流层中上部LNO_x浓度升高,并随强上升气流向对流层顶输送,同时通过光化学反应使O₃浓度增加,缩小了青藏高原和同纬度地区的O₃浓度差,减缓了O₃总浓度的下降,抑制了夏季O₃低谷的进一步深化。     

武汉市源成分谱特征研究

通过采集武汉市土壤风沙尘、建筑水泥尘、城市扬尘、餐饮源、生物质燃烧源、工业煤烟尘和电厂煤烟尘等7类源样品,并分析其碳组分、水溶性离子组分和无机元素组分,建立PM₁₀和PM_2.5源成分谱.研究表明,地壳元素Si、Ca、Al以及Fe等是土壤风沙尘的主要特征组分,其中Si是含量最高的成分,也是土壤风沙尘的标识组分.无组织建筑水泥尘中Si和Ca元素含量较高,将Ca元素作为无组织建筑水泥尘区别其他源类的重要元素,而有组织建筑水泥尘中OC、SO₄^2-含量比无组织建筑水泥尘高.城市扬尘中Ca的含量相对较高,表明城市扬尘受到建筑水泥尘影响较多.生物质燃烧源成分谱中OC的含量远高于成分谱中其他组分,另外Cl^-和K的平均含量也较高,K一般为生物质源的特征元素.     

Modified HNO3 seasonality in volcanic layers of a polar ice core: Snow-pack effect or photochemical perturbation?

Using the chemical composition of snow and ice of a central Greenland ice core, we have investigated changes in atmospheric HNO₃ chemistry following the large volcanic eruptions of Laki (1783), Tambora (1815) and Katmai (1912). The concentration of several cations and anions, including SO ₄ ^2– and NO ₃ ^– , were measured using ion chromatography. We found that following those eruptions, the ratio of the concentration of NO ₃ ^– deposited during winter to that deposited during summer was significantly higher than during nonvolcanic periods. Although we cannot rule out that this pattern originates from snow pack effects, we propose that increased concentrations of volcanic H₂SO₄ particles in the stratosphere may have favored condensation and removal of HNO₃ from the stratosphere during Arctic winter. In addition, this pattern might have been enhanced by slower formation of HNO₃ during summer, caused by direct consumption of OH through oxidation of volcanic SO₂.     

The solubility of SO2 and the dissociation of H2SO3 in NaCl solutions

The pK ₁ ^* and pK ₂ ^* of H₂SO₃ have been determined in NaCl solutions as a function of ionic strength (0.1 to 6 m) and temperature (5 and 25 °C). The extrapolated values in water were found to be in good agreement with literature data. The experimental results have been used to determine the Pitzer interaction parameters for SO₂, HSO ₃ ^- and SO ₃ ^- in NaCl solutions. The resultant parameters for NaHSO₃ and Na₂SO₃ were found to be in reasonable agreement with the values for NaHSO₄ and Na₂SO₄. It, thus, seems reasonable to assume that the interactions of Mg²⁺ and Ca²⁺ with HSO ₃ ^- and SO ₃ ^- can be estimated from the values with HSO ₄ ^- and SO ₄ ^- until experimental values are available. Measurements of pK ₁ ^* and pK ₂ ^* in artificial seawater were found to be in good agreement with the calculated values using the derived Pitzer parameters. It is, thus, possible to make reasonable estimates of the activity coefficients of HSO ₃ ^- and SO ₃ ^- ions and pK ₁ ^* and pK ₂ ^* for the ionization of H₂SO₃ in marine aerosols.     

A study of the formation of N2O in the reaction of NO3(A2E′) with N2

The rate of formation of N₂O via the thermochemically favourable reaction of NO₃(A²E) with N₂, which would represent an additional source of stratospheric N₂O and therefore NO_x, has been investigated. Mixtures of NO₂+O₃ in synthetic air were photolysed at 662 nm. No evidence was found for the production of N₂O via this pathway, the upper limit for the quantum yield of nitrous oxide formation being % MathType!MTEF!2!1!+-% feaafeart1ev1aaatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbuLwBLn% hiov2DGi1BTfMBaeXafv3ySLgzGmvETj2BSbqefm0B1jxALjhiov2D% aebbfv3ySLgzGueE0jxyaibaiiYdd9qrFfea0dXdf9vqai-hEir8Ve% ea0de9qq-hbrpepeea0db9q8as0-LqLs-Jirpepeea0-as0Fb9pgea% 0lrP0xe9Fve9Fve9qapdbaqaaeGacaGaaiaabeqaamaabaabcaGcba% GaeqOXdy2aaSbaaSqaamaaBaaameaadaWgaaqaamaaBaaabaGaamOt% amaaBaaabaGaaGOmaiaad+eaaeqaaaqabaaabeaaaeqaaaWcbeaatu% uDJXwAK1uy0HMmaeHbfv3ySLgzG0uy0HgiuD3BaGqbaOGae8hzIqOa% aGimaiaac6cacaaI2aGaaiyjaaaa!4E60!\[\phi _{_{_{_{N_{2O} } } } } \le 0.6\% \]. However, a dark conversion of NO_x to N₂O was observed and is attributed tentatively to a heterogeneous reaction on the wall of the reaction vessel. This process, although most likely to be insignificant in the atmosphere, needs to be taken into consideration in laboratory investigations or field studies of N₂O emission or deposition.     

Atmospheric trace gas analysis using matrix isolation-fourier transform infrared spectroscopy

A novel cryogenic sampling method combining the matrix isolation technique with FTIR spectroscopy has been developed for atmospheric trace gas analysis. It is applicable to a wide range of molecules with detection limits typically in the 10–50 ppt range. The method is described along with some measurements of N₂O, CFCl₃, CF₂Cl₂, OCS, CS₂, SO₂ and PAN from samples collected at ground level and from an aircraft between 9 and 14 km.