In:
Geophysical Research Letters, American Geophysical Union (AGU), Vol. 6, No. 9 ( 1979-09), p. 743-746
Kurzfassung:
Nitric Oxide may be produced in the atmosphere of Venus by lightning storms in the clouds. Here we suggest that the odd nitrogen thus formed may play an important part in the chemistry of the clouds. Specificallywe estimate production rates for NO 2 in the limiting case of high NO concentrations. If the NO density is high we suggest that NO 2 may catalyse the production of sulfuric acid aerosol from sulfur dioxide and water vaporand may also form nitrogen‐sulfur compounds such as nitrosyl sulfuric acidNOHSO 4 . The "large particles" seen by the Pioneer Venus sounder probe may contain considerable quantities of NOHSO 4 . If this is the case odd nitrogen must be present in the atmosphere in at least a parts‐per‐million mixing ratio.
Materialart:
Online-Ressource
ISSN:
0094-8276
,
1944-8007
DOI:
10.1029/GL006i009p00743
Sprache:
Englisch
Verlag:
American Geophysical Union (AGU)
Publikationsdatum:
1979
ZDB Id:
2021599-X
ZDB Id:
7403-2
SSG:
16,13
