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variable group > trace gas variables > reactive nitrogen oxides amount fraction

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reactive nitrogen oxides amount fraction  

DEFINITION

  • Amount fraction is used in the construction mole_fraction_of_X_in_Y, where X is a material constituent of Y. A chemical species denoted by X may be described by a single term such as 'nitrogen' or a phrase such as 'nox_expressed_as_nitrogen'. Reactive nitrogen oxides (NOy) includes nitrogen oxides (NOx) and other nitrogen-containing compounds that can be oxidized to form nitrogen oxides, e.g., nitric acid (HNO3), nitrates (NO3-), and nitrous acid (HNO2).

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ENTRY TERMS

  • NOy amount fraction

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https://vocabulary.actris.nilu.no/actris_vocab/reactivenitrogenoxidesamountfraction

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