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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-19-11501-2019
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-19-11501-2019
© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Research article
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12 Sep 2019
Research article |
| 12 Sep 2019
| 12 Sep 2019
Shipborne measurements of total OH reactivity around the Arabian Peninsula and its role in ozone chemistry
Eva Y. Pfannerstill
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Atmospheric Chemistry and Multiphase Chemistry Departments, Max Planck
Institute for Chemistry, 55128 Mainz, Germany
Nijing Wang
Atmospheric Chemistry and Multiphase Chemistry Departments, Max Planck
Institute for Chemistry, 55128 Mainz, Germany
Achim Edtbauer
Atmospheric Chemistry and Multiphase Chemistry Departments, Max Planck
Institute for Chemistry, 55128 Mainz, Germany
Efstratios Bourtsoukidis
Atmospheric Chemistry and Multiphase Chemistry Departments, Max Planck
Institute for Chemistry, 55128 Mainz, Germany
John N. Crowley
Atmospheric Chemistry and Multiphase Chemistry Departments, Max Planck
Institute for Chemistry, 55128 Mainz, Germany
Dirk Dienhart
Atmospheric Chemistry and Multiphase Chemistry Departments, Max Planck
Institute for Chemistry, 55128 Mainz, Germany
Philipp G. Eger
Atmospheric Chemistry and Multiphase Chemistry Departments, Max Planck
Institute for Chemistry, 55128 Mainz, Germany
Lisa Ernle
Atmospheric Chemistry and Multiphase Chemistry Departments, Max Planck
Institute for Chemistry, 55128 Mainz, Germany
Horst Fischer
Atmospheric Chemistry and Multiphase Chemistry Departments, Max Planck
Institute for Chemistry, 55128 Mainz, Germany
Bettina Hottmann
Atmospheric Chemistry and Multiphase Chemistry Departments, Max Planck
Institute for Chemistry, 55128 Mainz, Germany
Jean-Daniel Paris
Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement, LSCE/IPSL,
CEA-CNRS-UVSQ, Université Paris-Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Christof Stönner
Atmospheric Chemistry and Multiphase Chemistry Departments, Max Planck
Institute for Chemistry, 55128 Mainz, Germany
Ivan Tadic
Atmospheric Chemistry and Multiphase Chemistry Departments, Max Planck
Institute for Chemistry, 55128 Mainz, Germany
David Walter
Atmospheric Chemistry and Multiphase Chemistry Departments, Max Planck
Institute for Chemistry, 55128 Mainz, Germany
Jos Lelieveld
Atmospheric Chemistry and Multiphase Chemistry Departments, Max Planck
Institute for Chemistry, 55128 Mainz, Germany
Energy, Environment and Water Research Center, The Cyprus Institute,
Nicosia, Cyprus
Jonathan Williams
Atmospheric Chemistry and Multiphase Chemistry Departments, Max Planck
Institute for Chemistry, 55128 Mainz, Germany
Energy, Environment and Water Research Center, The Cyprus Institute,
Nicosia, Cyprus
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Short summary
The Arabian Peninsula is a global hot spot of ozone pollution. Our measurements, made on a ship in summer 2017, indicate underlying reasons. Despite being at sea, we observed ozone-forming reactive trace gases (measured as so-called total OH reactivity) comparable to highly populated urban regions in amount and composition. This is due to strong emissions from oil extraction and ship traffic. These emissions were quickly converted to ozone due to intense solar irradiation and high temperatures.
The Arabian Peninsula is a global hot spot of ozone pollution. Our measurements, made on a ship...
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