Atmospheric peroxyacetyl nitrate (PAN): a global budget and source attribution

Fischer, E. V. and Jacob, D. J. and Yantosca, R. M. and Sulprizio, M. P. and Millet, D. B. and Mao, J. and Paulot, F. and Singh, H. B. and Roiger, Anke and Ries, L. and Talbot, R.W. and Dzepina, K. and Pandey Deolal, S. (2014) Atmospheric peroxyacetyl nitrate (PAN): a global budget and source attribution. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 14 (5), pp. 2679-2698. Copernicus Publications. doi: 10.5194/acp-14-2679-2014. ISSN 1680-7316.

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Abstract

Peroxyacetyl nitrate (PAN) formed in the atmospheric oxidation of non-methane volatile organic compounds (NMVOCs) is the principal tropospheric reservoir for nitrogen oxide radicals (NOx = NO + NO2). PAN enables the transport and release of NOx to the remote troposphere with major implications for the global distributions of ozone and OH, the main tropospheric oxidants. Simulation of PAN is a challenge for global models because of the dependence of PAN on vertical transport as well as complex and uncertain NMVOC sources and chemistry. Here we use an improved representation of NMVOCs in a global 3-D chemical transport model (GEOS-Chem) and show that it can simulate PAN observations from aircraft campaigns worldwide.

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Document Type:

Article

Title:

Atmospheric peroxyacetyl nitrate (PAN): a global budget and source attribution

Authors:

Authors	Institution or Email of Authors	Author's ORCID iD	ORCID Put Code
Fischer, E. V.	Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Jacob, D. J.	Harvard University, Cambridge, CO, USA	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Yantosca, R. M.	Harvard University, Cambridge, CO,	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Sulprizio, M. P.	Harvard University, Cambridge, CO, USA	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Millet, D. B.	University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, USA	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Mao, J.	Princeton University, NJ, USA	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Paulot, F.	Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Singh, H. B.	NASA, Moffett Field, CA, USA	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Roiger, Anke	DLR, IPA	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Ries, L.	GAW Zugspitze, Germany	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Talbot, R.W.	University of Houston, TX, USA	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Dzepina, K.	Michigan Technology University, Hougton, MI, USA	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Pandey Deolal, S.	Buesign Technologies, St. Gallen, Switzerland	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED

Date:

14 March 2014

Journal or Publication Title:

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Refereed publication:

Yes

Open Access:

Yes

Gold Open Access:

Yes

In SCOPUS:

Yes

In ISI Web of Science:

Yes

Volume:

DOI:

10.5194/acp-14-2679-2014

Page Range:

pp. 2679-2698

Publisher:

Copernicus Publications

ISSN:

1680-7316

Status:

Published

Keywords:

Reaktiver Stickstoff, Vergleich Modell - Messung, Peroxyacetylnitrat

HGF - Research field:

Aeronautics, Space and Transport

HGF - Program:

Space

HGF - Program Themes:

Earth Observation

DLR - Research area:

Raumfahrt

DLR - Program:

R EO - Earth Observation

DLR - Research theme (Project):

R - Atmospheric and climate research

Location:

Oberpfaffenhofen

Institutes and Institutions:

Institute of Atmospheric Physics > Atmospheric Trace Species

Deposited By:

Roiger, Anke-Elisabeth

Deposited On:

19 Nov 2014 09:58

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16 Jul 2026 10:41

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