Natural and Anthropogenic Sources of Oxides of Nitrogen (NOx) for the Troposphere.

Abstract

This paper lists all known sources of oxides of nitrogen (NOx) in the free troposphere to enable evaluation to be made of the significance of aircraft injections of NOx for tropospheric photochemistry. Sources considered include the combustion of fossil fuels and biomass, lightning (summarizing the results of a parallel study by Kowalczyk and Bauer), transport from the stratosphere, and cosmic ray ionization. The results are provided in a form convenient for two-dimensional computation with extension to three-dimensional application. Data apply to 1975, with a projection to 1990.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA134516

Entities

People

  • Ernest Bauer

Organizations

  • Institute for Defense Analyses

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Chemistry
  • Combustion
  • Cosmic Rays
  • Environmental Protection
  • Fires
  • Forest Fires
  • Forests
  • Fossil Fuels
  • Galactic Cosmic Rays
  • Ionization
  • Ionizing Radiation
  • Jet Transport Aircraft
  • Nitrogen
  • Nitrogen Compounds
  • Nitrogen Oxides
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) Technology.
  • Linear Algebra

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster