Understanding summertime peroxyacetyl nitrate (PAN) formation and its relation to aerosol pollution: insights from high-resolution measurements and modeling by B. Hu, B. Hu, B. Hu, N. Chen, N. Chen, R. Li, M. Huang, M. Huang, M. Huang, J. Chen, J. Chen, Y. Hong, Y. Hong, L. Xu, L. Xu, X. Fan, X. Fan, M. Li, M. Li, L. Tong, Q. Zheng, Y. Yang

“…<p>Peroxyacetyl nitrate (PAN), a key indicator of photochemical pollution, is generated similarly to ozone (O<span class="inline-formula">₃</span>), through reactions involving specific volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and nitrogen oxides. …”
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Upper-tropospheric pollutants observed by MIPAS: geographic and seasonal variations by N. Glatthor, G. P. Stiller, T. von Clarmann, B. Funke, S. Kellmann, A. Linden

“…<p>We present a global climatology of upper-tropospheric hydrogen cyanide (HCN), carbon monoxide (CO), acetylene (<span class="inline-formula">C₂H₂</span>), ethane (<span class="inline-formula">C₂H₆</span>), peroxyacetyl nitrate (PAN), and formic acid (HCOOH) obtained from observations of the Michelson Interferometer for Passive Atmospheric Sounding (MIPAS) on board the Environmental Satellite (Envisat) between 2002 and 2012. …”
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