Science. 1979 Mar 9;203(4384):1002-4. doi: 10.1126/science.203.4384.1002.
Reactions between nitrogen and water in the air surrounding lightning discharges can provide an important source of nitric oxide even under conditions where oxygen is a minor atmospheric constituent. Estimates are given for the associated source of soluble nitrite and nitrate. It is shown that lightning and subsequent atmospheric chemistry can provide a source of nitrate for the primitive ocean as large as 106 tons of nitrogen per year, sufficient to fill the ocean to its present level of nitrate in less than 10(6) years.
氮气和空气中的水在闪电放电周围的空气中发生反应，即使在氧气是大气中次要成分的情况下，也能提供一氧化氮的重要来源。给出了相关可溶性亚硝酸盐和硝酸盐来源的估计。结果表明，闪电和随后的大气化学可以为原始海洋提供每年 106 吨氮的硝酸盐源，足以在不到 10^6 年的时间内将海洋填满到目前的硝酸盐水平。
