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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Main Authors: Katye E. Altieri, Jessica Burger, Brigitte Language, Stuart J. Piketh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: National Association for Clean Air 2022-06-01
Series:Clean Air Journal
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Online Access:https://cleanairjournal.org.za/article/view/12505