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Meteorological and chemical factors controlling the composition of precipitation in eastern North America

机译：控制北美东部降水组成的气象和化学因素

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Precipitation in eastern North America is characterized by high concentrations of free acidity and sulfate that are generally attributed to anthropogenic air pollution. The relatively long record of precipitation chemistry measurements at the Penn State MAP3S site is used to analyze the seasonal and interannual variability of precipitation composition in terms of specific mechanisms of atmospheric transport and chemical transformation. The interrelationships of the chemical variables in the precipitation record and in recent air measurements clearly link the precipitation acidity with the wet deposition of sulfate derived from the in-cloud oxidation of sulfur dioxide. High-deposition events are shown through meteorological trajectory analyses to be associated with moist air from the Gulf of Mexico that passes through the upper midwestern parts of the United States. The main chemical factor controlling the deposition of sulfate appears to be the availability of strong oxidants for transforming dissolved sulfur dioxide into aqueous sulfate. Excess sulfur dioxide is expected to exit the storm systems at high altitudes and experience truly long-range transport. This interpretation of the data gives confidence that episodes will occur even after sulfur dioxide emissions have been reduced substantially.

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