Volcanic source for fixed nitrogen in the early Earth's atmosphere

Tamsin Mather; DM Pyle; Andrew Allen

doi:10.1130/G20679.1

Volcanic source for fixed nitrogen in the early Earth's atmosphere

Tamsin Mather, DM Pyle, Andrew Allen

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Hot volcanic vents promote the thermal fixation of atmospheric N-2 into biologically available forms. The importance of this process for the global nitrogen cycle is poorly understood. At Masaya volcano, Nicaragua, NO and NO2 are intimately associated with volcanic aerosol, such that NOx, levels reach as much as an order of magnitude above local background. In-plume HNO3 concentrations are elevated above background to an even greater extent (

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	905-908
Number of pages	4
Journal	Geology
Volume	32
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1130/G20679.1
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2004

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