Tropospheric ozone and its precursors from the urban to the global scale from air quality to short-lived climate forcer

Monks, P. S.; Archibald, A. T.; Colette, A.; Cooper, O.; Coyle, M.; Derwent, R.; Fowler, D.; Granier, C.; Law, K. S.; Mills, G. E.; Stevenson, D. S.; Tarasova, O.; Thouret, V.; von Schneidemesser, E.; Sommariva, R.; Wild, O.; Williams, M. L.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-8889-2015

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13 Aug 2015

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Tropospheric ozone and its precursors from the urban to the global scale from air quality to short-lived climate forcer

P. S. Monks, A. T. Archibald, A. Colette, O. Cooper, M. Coyle, R. Derwent, D. Fowler, C. Granier, K. S. Law, G. E. Mills, D. S. Stevenson, O. Tarasova, V. Thouret, E. von Schneidemesser, R. Sommariva, O. Wild, and M. L. Williams

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RC C11768: 'Review of Monks et al.', Anonymous Referee #1, 01 Feb 2015
- AC C13200: 'Reply to referee#1', Paul Monks, 22 May 2015
RC C11875: 'Review of Tropospheric ozone and its precursors from the urban to the global scale from air quality to short-lived climate forcer.', Anonymous Referee #2, 05 Feb 2015
- AC C13186: 'Reply to Referee #2', Paul Monks, 22 May 2015
SC C12109: 'Some relevant works on tropospheric ozone from South Asia', Vinayak Sinha, 11 Feb 2015
- AC C13185: 'References added', Paul Monks, 22 May 2015
RC C12291: 'Review of Monks et al.', Anonymous Referee #3, 18 Feb 2015
- AC C13209: 'Reply to referee#3', Paul Monks, 22 May 2015

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

AR by Paul Monks on behalf of the Authors (22 May 2015) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (22 Jun 2015) by Guy Brasseur

AR by Paul Monks on behalf of the Authors (23 Jun 2015) Manuscript

Short summary

Ozone holds a certain fascination in atmospheric science. It is ubiquitous in the atmosphere, central to tropospheric oxidation chemistry, and yet harmful to human and ecosystem health as well as being an important greenhouse gas. It is not emitted into the atmosphere but is a byproduct of the very oxidation chemistry it largely initiates. This review examines current understanding of the processes regulating tropospheric ozone at global to local scales from both measurements and models.