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Centre of Ecology and Hydrology (CEH): Long-term PAN measurements from eastern Scotland (1993-1999)
Hourly measurement data for PAN (peroxyacetyl nitrate) mixing ratios in the atmosphere at a rural site at Bush Estate, Penicuik EH26 0QB (CEH Edinburgh), 15 km south of Edinburgh, from 1993 to 1999 in ppt (parts in 10^12). Measurements were made using a gas chromatograph with electron capture detector.
Annual average concentrations were between 0.1 and 0.15 nl l-1, with episodes up to 3 nl l-1 in long-range transported polluted air. PAN concentrations were approximately log-normally distributed. The concentrations measured are the result of a balance between photochemical production rates and removal by thermal decomposition and dry deposition.
There was a pronounced seasonal maximum in PAN concentrations in late spring, and a strong diurnal cycle only in April-June, with a maximum at 1700 h. Individual episodes, with concentrations up to 3 nl l-1, could be traced over distances of ca. 1000 km, with rapid changes in concentration as the prevailing winds advected polluted air masses across the site.
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- English (en)
- Dataset Reference Date ()
- 2016-02-22T15:55:30
- Dataset Reference Date ()
- 2016-02-22T15:55:30
- Identifier
- Centre for Environmental Data Analysis (CEDA) / 5e650bc4a1b846d88b08b464d6df9b35
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- doi / http://dx.doi.org/10.5285/4480C33F-DB02-44C4-AEF7-A71D99DDC6AC
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- dataset
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- CEH
- PAN
- Chemistry
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- atmospheric conditions
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- Public data: access to these data is available to both registered and non-registered users.
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- grid
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- Climatology, meteorology, atmosphere
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- Begin date
- 1993-01-01T00:00:00
- End date
- 1999-12-31T23:00:00
- Code
- WGS 84
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Data are BADC-CSV formatted
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Data are BADC-CSV formatted
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McFadyen, G. G. and J. N. Cape (2005). "Peroxyacetyl nitrate in eastern Scotland." Science of The Total Environment 337(1-3): 213-222.
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McFadyen, G. G. and J. N. Cape (2005). "Peroxyacetyl nitrate in eastern Scotland." Science of The Total Environment 337(1-3): 213-222.
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- Dataset Reference Date ()
- 2010-12-08
- Statement
- Data were collected by the instrument scientist before being processed and delivered for archiving at the Centre of Environmental Data Analysis (CEDA).
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- 5e650bc4a1b846d88b08b464d6df9b35 XML
- Metadata Language
- English (en)
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- 8-bit variable size UCS Transfer Format, based on ISO/IEC 10646
- Parent identifier
- Centre for Ecology and Hydrology: Long-term monitoring of PAN (peroxyacetyl nitrate) in eastern Scotland 1993-1999 61e6e242d5334cf0949e2c3e969b96d1
- Resource type
- dataset
- Metadata Date
- 2023-09-08T00:20:52
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- UK GEMINI
- Metadata standard version
- 2.3
