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13 Jun 2018
Research article |
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| 13 Jun 2018
Top–down quantification of NOx emissions from traffic in an urban area using a high-resolution regional atmospheric chemistry model
Friderike Kuik
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies, Potsdam, Germany
Freie Universität, Fachbereich Geowissenschaften, Institut für Meteorologie,
Berlin, Germany
Andreas Kerschbaumer
Senatsverwaltung für Umwelt, Verkehr und Klimaschutz Berlin, Berlin,
Germany
Axel Lauer
Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), Institut für Physik der
Atmosphäre, Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
Aurelia Lupascu
Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies, Potsdam, Germany
Erika von Schneidemesser
Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies, Potsdam, Germany
Tim M. Butler
Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies, Potsdam, Germany
Freie Universität, Fachbereich Geowissenschaften, Institut für Meteorologie,
Berlin, Germany
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Short summary
Modelled NOx concentrations are often underestimated compared to observations, and measurement studies show that reported NOx emissions in urban areas are often too low when the contribution from traffic is largest. This modelling study quantifies the underestimation of traffic NOx emissions in the Berlin–Brandenburg and finds that they are underestimated by ca. 50 % in the core urban area. More research is needed in order to more accurately understand real-world NOx emissions from traffic.
Modelled NOx concentrations are often underestimated compared to observations, and measurement...
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