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  • Aeronomy: Composition (atomic or molecular)
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Abstract

REVIEWS OF GEOPHYSICS, VOL. 14, NO. 2, PP. 143-150, 1976
doi:10.1029/RG014i002p00143

Sources and sinks for atmospheric N2O

Michael B. McElroy

Center for Earth and Planetary Physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138

James W. Elkins

Center for Earth and Planetary Physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138

Steven C. Wofsy

Center for Earth and Planetary Physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138

Yuk Ling Yung

Center for Earth and Planetary Physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138

Observations of the temporal and spatial distribution of N2O in solution are not yet sufficient to permit quantitative assessment of the role of the ocean in the budget of atmospheric N2O. Consideration of the global nitrogen cycle suggests that the land should be the primary source of N2O. The gas is removed in the atmosphere by photolysis and by reaction with O(¹D), and there may be additional sinks in the ocean.

Received 8 December 1975; accepted 11 December 1975; .

Citation: McElroy, M. B., J. W. Elkins, S. C. Wofsy, and Y. L. Yung (1976), Sources and sinks for atmospheric N2O, Rev. Geophys., 14(2), 143–150, doi:10.1029/RG014i002p00143.

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