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Research article
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14 Feb 2018
Research article |
| 14 Feb 2018
| 14 Feb 2018
Low modeled ozone production suggests underestimation of precursor emissions (especially NOx) in Europe
Emmanouil Oikonomakis
Laboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institute,
Villigen, Switzerland
Laboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institute,
Villigen, Switzerland
Giancarlo Ciarelli
Laboratoire Inter-Universitaire des Systèmes Atmosphériques
(LISA), UMR CNRS 7583, Université Paris Est Créteil et
Université Paris Diderot, Institut Pierre Simon Laplace, Créteil,
France
Urs Baltensperger
Laboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institute,
Villigen, Switzerland
André Stephan Henry Prévôt
Laboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institute,
Villigen, Switzerland
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We report a modeling study investigating the uncertainties in ozone production in Europe. Using various methods for different emission and meteorological scenarios, we searched for the possible reasons for underestimation of high ozone levels in Europe by models. Our results suggest that emissions, especially NOx, might be too low in the European inventories. Improvement of the modeled ozone production will contribute to more consistent and effective ozone mitigation strategies for the future.
We report a modeling study investigating the uncertainties in ozone production in Europe. Using...
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