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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-7193-2020
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Research article
| 
23 Jun 2020
Research article |
| 23 Jun 2020
Megacity and local contributions to regional air pollution: an aircraft case study over London
Kirsti Ashworth
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, LA1 4YQ, Lancaster, UK
Silvia Bucci
Laboratoire de Météorologie Dynamique, UMR8539, IPSL,
CNRS/PSL-ENS/Sorbonne Université/École Polytechnique, Paris, France
Peter J. Gallimore
Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road,
Cambridge, CB2 1EW, UK
Junghwa Lee
Institute of Meteorology and Climatology, Leibniz Universität
Hannover, Hanover, Germany
now at: Department of Modelling of Atmospheric Processes, Leibniz
Institute for Tropospheric Research (TROPOS), Leipzig, Germany
Beth S. Nelson
Wolfson Atmospheric Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry,
University of York, YO10 5DD, York, UK
Alberto Sanchez-Marroquín
School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane,
Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
Marina B. Schimpf
Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements (FAAM), Cranfield, MK43
0AL, UK
now at: German Aerospace Centre (DLR), Institute of Atmospheric
Physics, Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
Paul D. Smith
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Svartberget Field Station, 92291 Vindeln, Sweden
Will S. Drysdale
Wolfson Atmospheric Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry,
University of York, YO10 5DD, York, UK
National Centre for Atmospheric Science, University of York, York,
YO10 5DD, UK
Jim R. Hopkins
Wolfson Atmospheric Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry,
University of York, YO10 5DD, York, UK
National Centre for Atmospheric Science, University of York, York,
YO10 5DD, UK
James D. Lee
Wolfson Atmospheric Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry,
University of York, YO10 5DD, York, UK
National Centre for Atmospheric Science, University of York, York,
YO10 5DD, UK
Joe R. Pitt
School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Manchester,
Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK
Piero Di Carlo
Department of Psychological, Health & Territorial Sciences,
University ”G. d'Annunzio” of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy
Radovan Krejci
Department of Environmental Science and Analytical Chemistry (ACES)
& Bolin Centre for Climate Research, Stockholm University, 10691
Stockholm, Sweden
James B. McQuaid
School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane,
Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
Data sets
Airborne atmospheric measurements from core and non-core instruments on board the BAE-146 aircraft Centre for Environmental Data Analysis, CEDA https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/09d7fd5586bd446aab8947274b15168f
Short summary
In July 2017 we flew three research flights around London during European Facility for Airborne Research (EUFAR) training. We made continuous measurements of concentrations of key pollutants (ozone, NOx, aerosol particles, CO, CO2 and methane) and meteorology, and we collected periodic samples of air to analyse for volatile organic compounds. We saw evidence that plumes of pollution from the city, strong local emissions and pollution from distant sources all contribute to regional pollution.
In July 2017 we flew three research flights around London during European Facility for Airborne...
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