ACP Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics ACP 1680-7324 Copernicus GmbH Göttingen, Germany 10.5194/acp-12-8951-2012 Methyl hydroperoxide (CH<sub>3</sub>OOH) in urban, suburban and rural atmosphere: ambient concentration, budget, and contribution to the atmospheric oxidizing capacity Zhang X. 1 2 He S. Z. 1 Chen Z. M. 1 Zhao Y. 1 Hua W. 1 State Key Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China now at: Dept. of Environmental Science and Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA 01 10 2012 12 19 8951 8962 This is an open-access article ditributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. This article is available from http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/12/8951/2012/acp-12-8951-2012.html The full text article is available as a PDF file from http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/12/8951/2012/acp-12-8951-2012.pdf

Methyl hydroperoxide (MHP), one of the most important organic peroxides in the atmosphere, contributes to the tropospheric oxidizing capacity either directly as an oxidant or indirectly as a free radical precursor. In this study we report measurements of MHP from seven field campaigns at urban, suburban and rural sites in China in winter 2007 and summer 2006/2007/2008. MHP was usually present in the order of several hundreds of pptv level, but the average mixing ratios have shown a wide range depending on the season and measuring site. Primary sources and sinks of MHP are investigated to understand the impact of meteorological and chemical parameters on the atmospheric MHP budget. The MHP/(MHP+H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>) ratio is also presented here to examine different sensitivities of MHP and H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> to certain atmospheric processes. The diurnal cycle of MHP/(MHP+H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>), which is out of phase with that of both H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> and MHP, could imply that MHP production is more sensitive to the ambient NO concentration, while H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> is more strongly influenced by the wet deposition and the subsequent aqueous chemistry. It is interesting to note that our observation at urban Beijing site in winter 2007 provides evidence for the occasional transport of MHP-containing air masses from the marine boundary layer to the continent. Furthermore, the contribution of MHP as an atmospheric oxidant to the oxidizing capacity of an air parcel is assessed based on the "Counter Species" concept.

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