A case study in the wintertime Vaal Triangle Air-Shed Priority Area on the utility of the nitrogen stable isotopic composition of aerosol nitrate to identify NOx sources
In South Africa, the Highveld region and the Johannesburg-Pretoria megacity are known as global NOx (NOx = NO + NO2) “hotspots” identified by satellite-based instruments. The ultimate sink for atmospheric NOx is conversion to aerosol nitrate. However, measurements of aerosol nitrate concentrations...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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National Association for Clean Air
2022-06-01
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Series: | Clean Air Journal |
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Online Access: | https://cleanairjournal.org.za/article/view/12505 |