Nitrogen oxides are essential for the formation of secondary atmospheric aerosols and of atmospheric oxidants such as ozone and the hydroxyl radical, which controls the self-cleansing capacity of the atmosphere. Nitric acid, a major oxidation product of nitrogen oxides, has traditionally been considered to be a permanent sink of nitrogen oxides1. However, model studies predict higher ratios of nitric acid to nitrogen oxides in the troposphere than are observed.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/rapid-cycling-reactive-nitrogen-marine-boundary-layer
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/chunxiang-ye
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/xianliang-zhou
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/dennis-pu-et-al
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/nature
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/oxides-nitrogen-nox
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/atmosphere
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/aerosols
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/north-atlantic-ocean
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/oceans-and-seas