Atmospheric Radical Chemistry

Dear Colleagues,

Atmospheric radicals, including HOx, ROx (where R is an organic substituent), NOx, and XOx (X = Cl, Br, I), play pivotal roles in the oxidizing capacity of the atmosphere, and have a profound effect on air quality, human health, and, potentially, climate change. However, there is still much to discover in atmospheric radical chemistry in terms of their sources, concentration levels, physical and chemical transformations, measurement techniques, etc. A comprehensive understanding of atmospheric radical chemistry and its effects is essential to comprehending the scientific changing principles governing the trace species that surround our planet.

This Special Issue aims to contribute to our current understanding of the roles of different radicals in their atmospheric context, their effects in secondary pollutants’ formation and potentially climate change, as well as new techniques to quantify their concentrations and capture the related chemistry reactions. Topic of specific interest include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Radical-related day-time and night-time oxidation chemistry (conducted both in laboratory and ambient studies).
• Development and application of measurement techniques for atmospheric radicals.
• Concentration levels of atmospheric radicals under different environmental conditions and associated mechanisms.
• Measuring and model simulations in reproducing atmospheric radical chemistry.
• Radical chemistry related to climate feedbacks (i.e., greenhouse gases formation related to atmospheric radicals).
• Ambient radical reactivities.
• Organic photochemical reactions of environmental interest.
• Atmospheric radical chemistry affected by heterogeneous processes (i.e., HO₂ and halogen radicals uptake by ambient aerosols).

We very much look forward to your submissions.

Dr. Jun Zhou
Prof. Dr. Barbara Noziére
Guest Editors

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