Observations of high rates of NO<sub>2</sub>-HONO conversion in the nocturnal atmospheric boundary layer in Kathmandu, Nepal
Nitrous acid (HONO) plays a significant role in the atmosphere, especially in the polluted troposphere. Its photolysis after sunrise is an important source of hydroxyl free radicals (OH). Measurements of nitrous acid and other pollutants were carried out in the Kathmandu urban atmosphere during Janu...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2009-09-01
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Series: | Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics |
Online Access: | http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/9/6401/2009/acp-9-6401-2009.pdf |