Articles | Volume 17, issue 7
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-4711-2017
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-4711-2017
Research article
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11 Apr 2017
Research article |  | 11 Apr 2017

Long-term air concentrations, wet deposition, and scavenging ratios of inorganic ions, HNO3, and SO2 and assessment of aerosol and precipitation acidity at Canadian rural locations

Irene Cheng and Leiming Zhang

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AR by Irene Cheng on behalf of the Authors (23 Feb 2017)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (01 Mar 2017) by Fangqun Yu
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (08 Mar 2017)
ED: Reconsider after minor revisions (Editor review) (11 Mar 2017) by Fangqun Yu
AR by Irene Cheng on behalf of the Authors (15 Mar 2017)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Publish as is (20 Mar 2017) by Fangqun Yu
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Geographical and long-term (1983–2011) trends in air concentrations and wet deposition of inorganic ions and aerosol and precipitation acidity were analyzed at 31 sites in Canada. Declines in atmospheric ammonium, nitrate, and sulfate were consistent with decreasing emissions of NH3, NOx, and SO2. A decline in nitrate and sulfate wet deposition was also observed. Wet scavenging was further studied by estimating scavenging ratios and relative contributions of gases and aerosols to wet deposition.
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