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0
[DMS] = 10 pptv
τ
NO
3
= 57.8 minutes
30
30
60
60
90
90
10
00
60
60
30
30
0
30
30
60
60
90
90
00
10
NO
3
/mins.
60
60
[DMS] = 44 pptv
τ
NO
3
= 14.6 minutes
30
30
Figure 17 Polar plots showing the observed lifetime of NO
3
vs. arrival wind direction for
Mace Head, Ireland (top) and Tenerife (bottom).
29
The black circle repre-
sents the calculated lifetime of NO
3
from reaction with the campaign average
[DMS] only
(v) Toxic or otherwise noxious compounds such as peroxyacylni-
trates, other nitrates and partially oxidised compounds, may be
formed.
(vi) Nitrate products or NO
3
itself may act as temporary reservoirs in
the presence of NO
x
.
