Nitrogen Oxides in the Chemosphere

dc.contributor.author	Nicolet, M.
dc.date	1965
dc.date.accessioned	2021-08-03T07:12:11Z
dc.date.available	2021-08-03T07:12:11Z
dc.identifier.uri	https://orfeo.belnet.be/handle/internal/7955
dc.description	A study is made of the various reactions in which nitrogen oxides are involved in the chemosphere. The hydrogen compounds do not play an important role, and it is found that the essential aeronomic reactions depend on ozone and atomic oxygen. Thus, the ratio of nitrogen dioxide to nitric oxide can be determined. The absolute values of the NO2 and NO concentrations depend on the dissociation of molecular nitrogen in the chemosphere. The chemical conditions cannot be applied in the mesosphere, since the lifetime of NO is relatively long, and a downward transport is involved. Very special assumptions about chemical reactions would be necessary to reconcile the photochemical picture and the observational results. The introduction of ionic reactions, considered in an accompanying paper, will lead to a correct interpretation.
dc.language	eng
dc.title	Nitrogen Oxides in the Chemosphere
dc.type	Article
dc.subject.frascati	Earth and related Environmental sciences
dc.audience	Scientific
dc.source.title	Journal of Geophysical Research
dc.source.volume	70
dc.source.issue	3
dc.source.page	679-689
Orfeo.peerreviewed	Yes
dc.identifier.doi	10.1029/JZ070i003p00679