Characterising tropospheric O<sub>3</sub> and CO around Frankfurt over the period 1994–2012 based on MOZAIC–IAGOS aircraft measurements

Petetin, Hervé; Thouret, Valérie; Fontaine, Alain; Sauvage, Bastien; Athier, Giles; Blot, Romain; Boulanger, Damien; Cousin, Jean-Marc; Nédélec, Philippe

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-15147-2016

Volume 16, issue 23

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 16, 15147–15163, 2016
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-15147-2016
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Volume 16, issue 23

Research article 07 Dec 2016

Research article | 07 Dec 2016

Characterising tropospheric O₃ and CO around Frankfurt over the period 1994–2012 based on MOZAIC–IAGOS aircraft measurements

Hervé Petetin et al.

Supplement

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-15147-2016-supplement

Data sets

Ozone and carbon monoxide datasets IAGOS http://www.iagos.fr

Ozone and carbon monoxide datasets AERIS http://www.aeris-data.fr

Short summary

Ozone (O₃) and carbon monoxide (CO) are two compounds of major importance in the atmosphere. In this paper we investigated their variability and trends at Frankfurt based on the MOZAIC–IAGOS dataset, a unique dataset of about 21 300 vertical profiles recorded by commercial aircraft. The CO concentrations have been decreasing since 2002, while no strong tendency is observed for O₃ since 1994. However, the O₃ seasonal variations are changing, with the spring maximum occurring earlier and earlier.

Ozone (O₃) and carbon monoxide (CO) are two compounds of major importance in the atmosphere. In...