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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-4631-2016
© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
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Hotspot of glyoxal over the Pearl River delta seen from the OMI satellite instrument: implications for emissions of aromatic hydrocarbons
Christopher Chan Miller
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Earth and Planetary Science, Harvard University, Cambridge MA, USA
Daniel J. Jacob
Department of Earth and Planetary Science, Harvard University, Cambridge MA, USA
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge MA, USA
Gonzalo González Abad
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge MA, USA
Kelly Chance
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge MA, USA
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- Quantifying the Contribution of Stubble Burning to Glyoxal over Northwest India A. Pakkattil et al.
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- A new model mechanism for atmospheric oxidation of isoprene: global effects on oxidants, nitrogen oxides, organic products, and secondary organic aerosol K. Bates & D. Jacob
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- Vertical distribution and temporal evolution of formaldehyde and glyoxal derived from MAX-DOAS observations: The indicative role of VOC sources Q. Hong et al.
- Global patterns and trends in ground-level ozone chemical formation regimes from 1996 to 2022 Y. Tian et al.
- Impacts of Omicron associated restrictions on vertical distributions of air pollution at a suburb site in Shanghai S. Zhang et al.
- Assessing the Ratios of Formaldehyde and Glyoxal to NO2 as Indicators of O3–NOx–VOC Sensitivity J. Liu et al.
- Deriving emission fluxes of volatile organic compounds from tower observation in the Pearl River Delta, China Z. Mo et al.
- Evidence of 1991–2013 decrease of biogenic secondary organic aerosol in response to SO 2 emission controls E. Marais et al.
- A review of Space-Air-Ground integrated remote sensing techniques for atmospheric monitoring B. Zhou et al.
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- Vegetation Dynamics and Atmospheric Glyoxal in Houston, Texas (2018–2022) S. Bibi & B. Rappenglück
- Impact of Covid-19 lockdown regulations on PM2.5 and trace gases (NO2, SO2, CH4, HCHO, C2H2O2 and O3) over Lahore, Pakistan I. Karim & B. Rappenglück
- Atmospheric formaldehyde, glyoxal and their relations to ozone pollution under low- and high-NOx regimes in summertime Shanghai, China Y. Guo et al.
- Observations and Explicit Modeling of Summertime Carbonyl Formation in Beijing: Identification of Key Precursor Species and Their Impact on Atmospheric Oxidation Chemistry X. Yang et al.
- Investigating vertical distributions and photochemical indications of formaldehyde, glyoxal, and NO2 from MAX-DOAS observations in four typical cities of China Q. Hong et al.
- Primary emissions of glyoxal and methylglyoxal from laboratory measurements of open biomass burning K. Zarzana et al.
- Five decades observing Earth’s atmospheric trace gases using ultraviolet and visible backscatter solar radiation from space G. Gonzalez Abad et al.
- Air quality impacts of COVID-19 lockdown measures detected from space using high spatial resolution observations of multiple trace gases from Sentinel-5P/TROPOMI P. Levelt et al.
- Emissions of Glyoxal and Other Carbonyl Compounds from Agricultural Biomass Burning Plumes Sampled by Aircraft K. Zarzana et al.
- Space‐Based Constraints on Terrestrial Glyoxal Production S. Silva et al.
- Field observational constraints on the controllers in glyoxal (CHOCHO) reactive uptake to aerosol D. Kim et al.
- Quantifying the Contribution of Stubble Burning to Glyoxal over Northwest India A. Pakkattil et al.
- Investigating the Sources of Formaldehyde and Corresponding Photochemical Indications at a Suburb Site in Shanghai From MAX‐DOAS Measurements S. Zhang et al.
- Remote sensing evidence of decadal changes in major tropospheric ozone precursors over East Asia A. Souri et al.
- Long-term variations in surface ozone at the Longfengshan Regional Atmosphere Background Station in Northeast China and related influencing factors X. Zhang et al.
- Kilometer-level glyoxal retrieval via satellite for anthropogenic volatile organic compound emission source and secondary organic aerosol formation identification Y. Chen et al.
- Enhanced Light Scattering of Secondary Organic Aerosols by Multiphase Reactions K. Li et al.
- Global VOC emissions quantified from inversion of TROPOMI spaceborne formaldehyde and glyoxal data Y. Sfendla et al.
- Glyoxal yield from isoprene oxidation and relation to formaldehyde: chemical mechanism, constraints from SENEX aircraft observations, and interpretation of OMI satellite data C. Chan Miller et al.
- Species-specified VOC emissions derived from a gridded study in the Pearl River Delta, China Z. Mo et al.
- Assessing the Aromatic-Driven Glyoxal Formation and Its Interannual Variability in Summer and Autumn over Eastern China X. Chen et al.
- Substantial Underestimation of Post-Harvest Burning Emissions in the North China Plain Revealed by Multi-Species Space Observations T. Stavrakou et al.
- Daily evolution of VOCs in Beijing: chemistry, emissions, transport, and policy implications M. Panagi et al.
- Pollution characteristics, source appointment and environmental effect of oxygenated volatile organic compounds in Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area: Implication for air quality management G. Liu et al.
- First evaluation of the GEMS glyoxal products against TROPOMI and ground-based measurements E. Ha et al.
- Adjoint inversion of Chinese non-methane volatile organic compound emissions using space-based observations of formaldehyde and glyoxal H. Cao et al.
- Vertical distributions of tropospheric formaldehyde, nitrogen dioxide, ozone and aerosol in southern China by ground-based MAX-DOAS and LIDAR measurements during PRIDE-GBA 2018 campaign Y. Luo et al.
- Sensitive Detection of Gas-Phase Glyoxal by Electron Attachment Reaction Ionization Mass Spectrometry X. Lu et al.
- Chemistry and deposition in the Model of Atmospheric composition at Global and Regional scales using Inversion Techniques for Trace gas Emissions (MAGRITTE v1.1) – Part 1: Chemical mechanism J. Müller et al.
- Identification of volatile organic compound emissions from anthropogenic and biogenic sources based on satellite observation of formaldehyde and glyoxal Y. Chen et al.
- Spatio-temporal variations in NO2 and SO2 over Shanghai and Chongming Eco-Island measured by Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) during 2008–2017 R. Xue et al.
- Regional modeling of secondary organic aerosol formation over eastern China: The impact of uptake coefficients of dicarbonyls and semivolatile process of primary organic aerosol X. Chen et al.
- Development and evaluation of a new compact mechanism for aromatic oxidation in atmospheric models K. Bates et al.
- OMI total bromine monoxide (OMBRO) data product: algorithm, retrieval and measurement comparisons R. Suleiman et al.
- A Retrieval of Glyoxal from OMI over China: Investigation of the Effects of Tropospheric NO2 Y. Wang et al.
- First long-term surface ozone variations at an agricultural site in the North China Plain: Evolution under changing meteorology and emissions X. Zhang et al.
- A new model mechanism for atmospheric oxidation of isoprene: global effects on oxidants, nitrogen oxides, organic products, and secondary organic aerosol K. Bates & D. Jacob
- Elevated levels of glyoxal and methylglyoxal at a remote mountain site in southern China: Prompt in-situ formation combined with strong regional transport S. Lv et al.
- Application of Space-Based Glyoxal Observation for Estimating Global Nonmethane Volatile Organic Compounds Emissions from Urban Sources and Biomass Burning Y. Chen et al.
- The Ozone Monitoring Instrument: overview of 14 years in space P. Levelt et al.
- Observations of glyoxal and methylglyoxal in a suburban area of the Yangtze River Delta, China J. Liu et al.
- Gaseous carbonyls in China's atmosphere: Tempo-spatial distributions, sources, photochemical formation, and impact on air quality Y. Zhang et al.
- Atmospheric Impacts of COVID-19 on NOx and VOC Levels over China Based on TROPOMI and IASI Satellite Data and Modeling T. Stavrakou et al.
- Vertical distribution and temporal evolution of formaldehyde and glyoxal derived from MAX-DOAS observations: The indicative role of VOC sources Q. Hong et al.
- Global patterns and trends in ground-level ozone chemical formation regimes from 1996 to 2022 Y. Tian et al.
- Impacts of Omicron associated restrictions on vertical distributions of air pollution at a suburb site in Shanghai S. Zhang et al.
- Assessing the Ratios of Formaldehyde and Glyoxal to NO2 as Indicators of O3–NOx–VOC Sensitivity J. Liu et al.
- Deriving emission fluxes of volatile organic compounds from tower observation in the Pearl River Delta, China Z. Mo et al.
- Evidence of 1991–2013 decrease of biogenic secondary organic aerosol in response to SO 2 emission controls E. Marais et al.
- A review of Space-Air-Ground integrated remote sensing techniques for atmospheric monitoring B. Zhou et al.
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Short summary
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are important precursors for photochemical smog.
Glyoxal is an organic compound produced in the atmosphere from reactions of larger VOCs. OMI satellite observations of glyoxal show a large hotspot over the Pearl River delta. The hotspot can be explained by industrial paint and solvent emissions of aromatic VOCs. Our work shows OMI observations are consistent with current VOC emissions estimates, whereas previous work has suggested large underestimates.
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are important precursors for photochemical smog.
Glyoxal is...
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