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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-10825-2018
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-10825-2018
© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
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Research article
| 
31 Jul 2018
Research article |
| 31 Jul 2018
| 31 Jul 2018
Oxidation processes in the eastern Mediterranean atmosphere: evidence from the modelling of HOx measurements over Cyprus
Atmospheric Chemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, 55128 Mainz, Germany
Laura Tomsche
Atmospheric Chemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, 55128 Mainz, Germany
Efstratios Bourtsoukidis
Atmospheric Chemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, 55128 Mainz, Germany
John N. Crowley
Atmospheric Chemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, 55128 Mainz, Germany
Bettina Derstroff
Atmospheric Chemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, 55128 Mainz, Germany
Horst Fischer
Atmospheric Chemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, 55128 Mainz, Germany
Sascha Hafermann
Atmospheric Chemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, 55128 Mainz, Germany
Imke Hüser
Atmospheric Chemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, 55128 Mainz, Germany
Umar Javed
Atmospheric Chemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, 55128 Mainz, Germany
Stephan Keßel
Atmospheric Chemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, 55128 Mainz, Germany
Jos Lelieveld
Atmospheric Chemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, 55128 Mainz, Germany
Energy, Environment and Water Research Center, Cyprus Institute, Nicosia, 1645, Cyprus
Monica Martinez
Atmospheric Chemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, 55128 Mainz, Germany
Hannah Meusel
Multiphase Chemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, 55128 Mainz, Germany
Anna Novelli
Institute of Energy and Climate Research, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, 52425 Jülich, Germany
Gavin J. Phillips
Department of Natural Sciences, University of Chester, Chester, CH1 4BJ, UK
Andrea Pozzer
Atmospheric Chemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, 55128 Mainz, Germany
Andreas Reiffs
Atmospheric Chemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, 55128 Mainz, Germany
Rolf Sander
Atmospheric Chemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, 55128 Mainz, Germany
Domenico Taraborrelli
Institute of Energy and Climate Research, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, 52425 Jülich, Germany
Carina Sauvage
Atmospheric Chemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, 55128 Mainz, Germany
Jan Schuladen
Atmospheric Chemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, 55128 Mainz, Germany
Multiphase Chemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, 55128 Mainz, Germany
Jonathan Williams
Atmospheric Chemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, 55128 Mainz, Germany
Energy, Environment and Water Research Center, Cyprus Institute, Nicosia, 1645, Cyprus
Atmospheric Chemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, 55128 Mainz, Germany
Data sets
CYprus PHotochemistry EXperiment HOx measurements and modelling C. Mallik, E. Bourtsoukidis, J. N. Crowley, B. Derstroff, H. Fischer, S. Hafermann, M. Martinez, H. Meusel, A. Novelli, G. J. Phillips, A. Reiffs, C. Sauvage, J. Schuladen, H. Su, L. Tomsche, J. Williams, and H. Harder https://doi.org/10.17617/3.1n
Short summary
OH and HO2 control the transformation of air pollutants and O3 formation. Their implication for air quality over the climatically sensitive Mediterranean region was studied during a field campaign in Cyprus. Production of OH, HO2, and recycled OH was lower in aged marine air masses. Box model simulations of OH and HO2 agreed with measurements except at high terpene concentrations when model RO2 due to terpenes caused large HO2 loss. Autoxidation schemes for RO2 improved the agreement.
OH and HO2 control the transformation of air pollutants and O3 formation. Their implication for...
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