Articles | Volume 14, issue 22
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-12455-2014
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-12455-2014
Research article
 | 
27 Nov 2014
Research article |  | 27 Nov 2014

Modeling of gaseous methylamines in the global atmosphere: impacts of oxidation and aerosol uptake

F. Yu and G. Luo

Download

Interactive discussion

Status: closed
Status: closed
AC: Author comment | RC: Referee comment | SC: Short comment | EC: Editor comment
Printer-friendly Version - Printer-friendly version Supplement - Supplement

Peer-review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision
AR by Fangqun Yu on behalf of the Authors (17 Oct 2014)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (18 Oct 2014) by Kostas Tsigaridis
Download
Short summary
Global lifetimes and concentrations of gaseous methylamines (MMA, DMA, and TMA) have been simulated. Oxidation and aerosol uptakes are dominant sinks for these methylamines. The oxidation alone leads to their lifetimes of 5-10h in most parts of low and middle latitude regions. The uptake by secondary species can shorten their lifetime to as low as 1-2h over central Europe, eastern Asia, and the eastern US. The modeled concentrations are substantially lower than observed values available.
Altmetrics
Final-revised paper
Preprint