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

EV Fischer, DJ Jacob, RM Yantosca… - Atmospheric …, 2014 - acp.copernicus.org
Peroxyacetyl nitrate (PAN) formed in the atmospheric oxidation of non-methane volatile
organic compounds (NMVOCs) is the principal tropospheric reservoir for nitrogen oxide …

Photochemical aqueous-phase reactions induce rapid daytime formation of oxygenated organic aerosol on the North China Plain

Y Kuang, Y He, W Xu, B Yuan, G Zhang… - … science & technology, 2020 - ACS Publications
Secondary organic aerosol (SOA) constitutes a large fraction of organic aerosol worldwide,
however, the formation mechanisms in polluted environments remain poorly understood …

Chemical production of oxygenated volatile organic compounds strongly enhances boundary-layer oxidation chemistry and ozone production

H Qu, Y Wang, R Zhang, X Liu, LG Huey… - … science & technology, 2021 - ACS Publications
Photolysis of oxygenated volatile organic compounds (OVOCs) produces a primary source
of free radicals, including OH and inorganic and organic peroxy radicals (HO2 and RO2) …

Variations of ground-level O3 and its precursors in Bei**g in summertime between 2005 and 2011

Q Zhang, B Yuan, M Shao, X Wang, S Lu… - Atmospheric …, 2014 - acp.copernicus.org
Elevated ground-level ozone (O 3), reflecting atmospheric oxidative capacity, are of
increasing concern. High levels of total oxidants (O x= O 3+ NO 2) have been persistently …

Agricultural fires in the southeastern US during SEAC4RS: Emissions of trace gases and particles and evolution of ozone, reactive nitrogen, and organic aerosol

X Liu, Y Zhang, LG Huey, RJ Yokelson… - Journal of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Emissions from 15 agricultural fires in the southeastern US were measured from the NASA
DC‐8 research aircraft during the summer 2013 Studies of Emissions and Atmospheric …

Complexities of peroxyacetyl nitrate photochemistry and its control strategies in contrasting environments in the Pearl River Delta region

T Liu, Y Wang, H Cai, H Wang, C Zhang… - npj Climate and …, 2024 - nature.com
Peroxyacetyl nitrate (PAN) is a hazardous secondary pollutant and a nitrogen reservoir in
the troposphere, while comprehensive studies on its spatiotemporal distribution, chemical …

Summertime photochemistry during CAREBei**g-2007: ROx budgets and O3 formation

Z Liu, Y Wang, D Gu, C Zhao, LG Huey… - Atmospheric …, 2012 - acp.copernicus.org
We analyze summertime photochemistry near the surface in Bei**g, China, using a 1-D
photochemical model (Regional chEmical and trAnsport Model, REAM-1D) constrained by …

Observations and explicit modeling of summertime carbonyl formation in Bei**g: identification of key precursor species and their impact on atmospheric oxidation …

X Yang, L Xue, T Wang, X Wang, J Gao… - Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Carbonyls are an important group of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that play critical
roles in tropospheric chemistry. To better understand the formation mechanisms of carbonyl …

Anthropogenic pollutants induce changes in peroxyacetyl nitrate formation intensity and pathways in a mountainous background atmosphere in southern China

Y Wang, T Liu, D Gong, H Wang, H Guo… - Environmental …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Mountainous background areas are typically considered to have a clean atmosphere where
peroxyacetyl nitrate (PAN) can be decomposed. This study demonstrated that PAN was …

High levels of daytime molecular chlorine and nitryl chloride at a rural site on the North China Plain

X Liu, H Qu, LG Huey, Y Wang, S Sjostedt… - … science & technology, 2017 - ACS Publications
Molecular chlorine (Cl2) and nitryl chloride (ClNO2) concentrations were measured using
chemical ionization mass spectrometry at a rural site over the North China Plain during June …