Nitric acid trihydrate nucleation and denitrification in the Arctic stratosphere

Nitric acid trihydrate (NAT) particles in the polar stratosphere have been shown to be responsible for vertical redistribution of reactive nitrogen (NOy). Recent observations by Cloud–Aerosol Lidar with Orthogonal Polarization (CALIOP) aboard the CALIPSO satellite have been explained in terms of het...

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Published in:Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Main Authors: Grooss, Jens-Uwe, Engel, Ines, Borrmann, Stefan, Frey, W., Günther, G., Hoyle, Christopher, Kivi, Rigel, Luo, B.P., Molleker, S., Peter, Thomas, Pitts, C.M., Schlager, Hans, Stiller, Gabriele, Vömel, H., Walker, K.A., Müller, Rolf
Format: Other Non-Article Part of Journal/Newspaper
Language:German
Published: Copernicus Publications 2014
Subjects:
Atmosphärische Spurenstoffe
Arctic
Online Access:https://elib.dlr.de/93244/
https://elib.dlr.de/93244/1/Alet-Schlager-acp2014.pdf
http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/14/1055/2014/acp-14-1055-2014.html
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Summary:Nitric acid trihydrate (NAT) particles in the polar stratosphere have been shown to be responsible for vertical redistribution of reactive nitrogen (NOy). Recent observations by Cloud–Aerosol Lidar with Orthogonal Polarization (CALIOP) aboard the CALIPSO satellite have been explained in terms of heterogeneous nucleation of NAT on foreign nuclei, revealing this to be an important formation pathway for the NAT particles. In state of the art global- or regional-scale models, heterogeneous NAT nucleation is currently simulated in a very coarse manner using a constant, saturation-independent nucleation rate.

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