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Detection of nitrous acid in the atmosphere by differential optical absorption

D. Perner, U. Platt

Geophysical Research Letters · 1979 · 443 citations · 13 references

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Abstract

HNO 2 was investigated by long path optical absorption at three sites in Western Europe. It vas definitely identified and measured in moderately polluted air at Jülich. Mixing ratios as high as 0.8 ppb were observed before sunrise. After sunrise the HNO 2 is photolyzed and considerable amounts of OH are produced. The formation of HNO 2 is unclear and possible reactions are discussed.

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Simultaneous measurement of atmospheric CH<sub>2</sub>O, O<sub>3</sub>, and NO<sub>2</sub> by differential optical absorption

U. Platt, D. Perner, H.‐W. Pätz · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 1979 · 531 citations

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Photooxidation of aliphatic amines under simulated atmospheric conditions: formation of nitrosamines, nitramines, amides, and photochemical oxidant

James N. Pitts, Daniel Grosjean, K. Van Cauwenberghe et al. · Environmental Science & Technology · 1978 · 248 citations

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Photochemical and biological implications of the atmospheric reactions of amines and benzo(a)pyrene

James N. Pitts · Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences · 1979 · 102 citations

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A kinetic study of the gas phase formation and decomposition reactions of nitrous acid

E. W. Kaiser, Changsheng Wu · The Journal of Physical Chemistry · 1977 · 102 citations

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The near ultraviolet absorption spectrum of gaseous HONO and N2O3

William R. Stockwell, Jack G. Calvert · Journal of Photochemistry · 1978 · 94 citations

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