Articles | Volume 17, issue 11
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-17-4673-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-17-4673-2024
Model description paper
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13 Jun 2024
Model description paper |  | 13 Jun 2024

Incorporating Oxygen Isotopes of Oxidized Reactive Nitrogen in the Regional Atmospheric Chemistry Mechanism, version 2 (ICOIN-RACM2)

Wendell W. Walters, Masayuki Takeuchi, Nga L. Ng, and Meredith G. Hastings

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The study introduces a novel chemical mechanism for explicitly tracking oxygen isotope transfer in oxidized reactive nitrogen and odd oxygen using the Regional Atmospheric Chemistry Mechanism, version 2. This model enhances our ability to simulate and compare oxygen isotope compositions of reactive nitrogen, revealing insights into oxidation chemistry. The approach shows promise for improving atmospheric chemistry models and tropospheric oxidation capacity predictions.
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