Constraints on the Production of Nitric Oxide by Lightning as Inferred from Satellite Observations Randall Martin Dalhousie University With contributions.

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Constraints on the Production of Nitric Oxide by Lightning as Inferred from Satellite Observations Randall Martin Dalhousie University With contributions from Bastien Sauvage & Ian Folkins: Dalhousie Univeristy Christopher Sioris: Environment Canada Christopher Boone and Peter Bernath: University of Waterloo Jerry Ziemke: NASA Goddard

Global Lightning NOx Source Remains Uncertain Constrain with Top-down Satellite Observations SCIAMACHY Tropospheric NO 2 Columns ACE-FTS Limb HNO 3 in Upper Troposphere OMI & MLS Both instruments onboard Aura satellite Tropospheric O 3 Lightning: responsible for >35% of global OH & tropical tropospheric O 3 Sauvage et al., 2007

Current Estimate of Annual Global NOx Sources As Used In GEOS-Chem molecules N cm -2 s -1 Lightning Global: 6.0 Tg N yr -1 Tropics: 4.4 Tg N yr -1 Other NOx sources: (fossil fuel, biofuel, biomass burning, soils) 39 Tg N yr -1

Tropospheric NO 2 Columns Retrieved from SCIAMACHY Retrieval Uncertainty ±(5x10 14 molec cm %) Tropospheric NO 2 (10 15 molecules cm -2 ) Nov - Apr May - Oct NO / NO2   w Altitude Data from Martin et al., 2006

Simplified Chemistry of Nitrogen Oxides Exploit Longer Lifetimes in Upper Troposphere NO NO 2 NOx lifetime < day Nitrogen Oxides (NO x ) Boundary Layer NO / NO2   with altitude hv NO NO 2 O 3, RO 2 hv HNO 3 NOx lifetime ~ week lifetime ~ weeks Ozone (O 3 ) lifetime ~ month Upper Troposphere Ozone (O 3 ) lifetime ~ days HNO 3 O 3, RO 2

Strategy 1) Use GEOS-Chem model to identify species, regions, and time periods dominated by the effects of lightning NOx production 2) Constrain lightning NOx source by interpreting satellite observations in those regions and time periods

Simulated Monthly Contribution of Lightning, Soils, and Biomass Burning to NO 2 Column Martin et al., 2007

Tropospheric NO 2 (10 14 molec cm -2 ) Annual Mean NO 2 Column at Locations & Months with >60% from Lightning, 60% from Lightning, <25% from Surface Sources Meridional Average SCIAMACHY (Uses 15% of Tropical Observations) GEOS-Chem with Lightning (8% bias, r=0.75) GEOS-Chem without Lightning (-60% bias) NO 2 Retrieval Error ~ 5x10 14 molec cm -2 GEOS-Chem with Lightning (6±2 Tg N yr -1 ) SCIAMACHY GEOS-Chem without Lightning Martin et al., 2007

ACE HNO 3 over hPa for Mar 2004 – Feb 2006 HNO 3 Mixing Ratio (pptv) V2.2 reprocessed data

GEOS-Chem Calculation of Contribution of Lightning to HNO 3 HNO 3 from LightningFraction from Lightning Focus on hPa HNO 3 With Lightning (6±2 Tg N yr -1 ) No Lightning Fraction of HNO 3 from Lightning Jan Jul Martin et al., 2007

Annual Mean HNO 3 Over hPa at Locations & Months with > 60% of HNO 3 from Lightning Meridional Average ACE (Uses 72% of Tropical Measurements) GEOS-Chem with Lightning (-6% bias, r=0.81) GEOS-Chem without Lightning (-77% bias) HNO 3 Mixing Ratio (pptv) ACE-FTS v2.2 research ______ reprocessed - - GEOS-Chem with Lightning (6±2 Tg N yr -1 ) GEOS-Chem without Lightning HNO 3 Retrieval Error ~35 pptv Martin et al., reprocessed

OMI/MLS Tropospheric Ozone Column Jan Jul Data from Ziemke et al. (2006)

Calculated Monthly Contribution of Lightning to O 3 Column O 3 Column from LightningColumn Fraction from Lightning Martin et al., 2007

Annual Mean Tropospheric O 3 Columns at Locations & Months with > 40% of Column from Lightning Meridional Average OMI/MLS (Uses 15% of Tropical Measurements) GEOS-Chem with Lightning (-1% bias, r=0.85) GEOS-Chem without Lightning (-45% bias) Tropospheric O 3 (Dobson Units) OMI/MLS GEOS-Chem with Lightning (6±2 Tg N yr -1 ) GEOS-Chem without Lightning O 3 Retrieval Error < 5 Dobson Units Martin et al., 2007

Lightning NOx Dominant Source for Tropical Tropospheric Ozone Sensitivity to decreasing NOx emissions by 1% for each source ΔDU DJF MAM JJA SON Lightning Ozone Production Efficiency = 3 times OPE of each surface source 6 Tg N/yr Sauvage et al., 2007

Simulated Annual Mean Characteristics O3O3 ppb NO x ppb O 3 production during transport and subsidence over South Atlantic basin Injection of NOx (mostly from lightning) into the upper troposphere Sauvage et al., 2007

Conclusions Global lightning NOx source likely between 4 – 8 Tg N / yr 6 Tg N / yr is a best estimate Further refinement will require - vertically-resolved constraint - more observations (e.g. HNO 3 ) - improved satellite retrieval accuracy (e.g. NO 2 ) - stronger constraints on midlatitude source - model development to better represent processes (e.g. lightning NOx representation, vertical transport) Acknowledgements CFCAS and NASA