Photofragmentation two‐photon laser‐induced fluorescence detection of NO 2  and NO: Comparison of measurements with model results based on airborne observations during PEM‐Tropics A | Zendy

Bradshaw J. | Zendy; Davis D. | Zendy; Crawford J. | Zendy; Chen G. | Zendy; Shetter R. | Zendy; Müller M. | Zendy; Gregory G. | Zendy; Sachse G. | Zendy; Blake D. | Zendy; Heikes B. | Zendy; Singh H. | Zendy; Mastromarino J. | Zendy; Sandholm S. | Zendy

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Photofragmentation two‐photon laser‐induced fluorescence detection of NO 2 and NO: Comparison of measurements with model results based on airborne observations during PEM‐Tropics A

Author(s) -

Bradshaw J.,

Davis D.,

Crawford J.,

Chen G.,

Shetter R.,

Müller M.,

Gregory G.,

Sachse G.,

Blake D.,

Heikes B.,

Singh H.,

Mastromarino J.,

Sandholm S.

Publication year - 1999

Publication title -

geophysical research letters

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.007

H-Index - 273

eISSN - 1944-8007

pISSN - 0094-8276

DOI - 10.1029/1999gl900015

Subject(s) - troposphere , fluorescence , tropics , laser induced fluorescence , atmospheric sciences , environmental science , decomposition , atmosphere (unit) , analytical chemistry (journal) , remote sensing , atomic physics , chemistry , physics , optics , meteorology , geology , environmental chemistry , biology , ecology , organic chemistry

Measurements of NO and NO 2 are reported using a highly modified photofragmentation two‐photon laser‐induced fluorescence (PF‐TP‐LIF) instrument. Available evidence suggests that the changes made substantially reduced wall decomposition of labile NO y species. In sharp contrast to the results reported from NASA's 1991 PEM‐West A program where the median value for the ratio (NO 2 ) meas /(NO 2 ) calc was 3.36, the PEM‐Tropics A observations produced a value for this ratio of 0.93. This represents the first time that remote upper tropospheric NO‐NO 2 data have shown a high degree of correspondence with current photochemical mechanisms.

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