Global impact of nitrate photolysis in sea-salt aerosol on NOx, OH, and O3 in the marine boundary layer

Kasibhatla, Prasad; Sherwen, Tomás; Evans, Mathew J.; Carpenter, Lucy J.; Reed, Chris; Alexander, Becky; Chen, Qianjie; Sulprizio, Melissa P.; Lee, James D.; Read, Katie A.; Bloss, William; Crilley, Leigh R.; Keene, William C.; Pszenny, Alexander A. P.; Hodzic, Alma

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-11185-2018

Articles | Volume 18, issue 15

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-11185-2018

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-11185-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
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Articles | Volume 18, issue 15

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10 Aug 2018

Research article |

| 10 Aug 2018

Global impact of nitrate photolysis in sea-salt aerosol on NO_x, OH, and O₃ in the marine boundary layer

Prasad Kasibhatla, Tomás Sherwen, Mathew J. Evans, Lucy J. Carpenter, Chris Reed, Becky Alexander, Qianjie Chen, Melissa P. Sulprizio, James D. Lee, Katie A. Read, William Bloss, Leigh R. Crilley, William C. Keene, Alexander A. P. Pszenny, and Alma Hodzic

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RC1: 'Interactive comment on manuscript “Global impact of nitrate photolysis in sea-salt aerosol on NOx, OH, and O3 in the marine boundary layer” by P. Kasibhatla et al.', Anonymous Referee #1, 06 Jun 2018
RC2: 'Review of Global impact of nitrate photolysis in sea-salt aerosol on NOx, OH, and O3 in the marine boundary layer', Anonymous Referee #2, 02 Jul 2018
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Recent measurements of NO_x and HONO suggest that photolysis of particulate nitrate in sea-salt aerosols is important in terms of marine boundary layer oxidant chemistry. We present the first global-scale assessment of the significance of this new chemical pathway for NO_x, O₃, and OH in the marine boundary layer. We also present a preliminary assessment of the potential impact of photolysis of particulate nitrate associated with other aerosol types on continental boundary layer chemistry.