Reviewing global estimates of surface reactive nitrogen concentration and deposition using satellite retrievals

Liu, Lei; Zhang, Xiuying; Xu, Wen; Liu, Xuejun; Lu, Xuehe; Wei, Jing; Li, Yi; Yang, Yuyu; Wang, Zhen; Wong, Anthony Y. H.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-8641-2020

Articles | Volume 20, issue 14

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 20, 8641–8658, 2020

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-8641-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 20, 8641–8658, 2020

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-8641-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 20, issue 14

Review article 22 Jul 2020

Review article | 22 Jul 2020

Reviewing global estimates of surface reactive nitrogen concentration and deposition using satellite retrievals

Lei Liu et al.

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RC1: 'Referee's comment', Anonymous Referee #1, 17 Apr 2020
- AC1: 'Response to Referee #1', Lei Liu, 03 Jun 2020
RC2: 'Comments on the paper by Liu et al.', Anonymous Referee #2, 01 Jun 2020
- AC2: 'Response to Referee #2', Lei Liu, 03 Jun 2020

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ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (17 Jun 2020) by Eliza Harris

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ED: Publish as is (29 Jun 2020) by Eliza Harris

AR by Lei Liu on behalf of the Authors (29 Jun 2020) Author's response Manuscript

Short summary

Excessive atmospheric reactive nitrogen (N_r) deposition can cause a series of negative effects. Thus, it is necessary to accurately estimate N_r deposition to evaluate its impact on the ecosystems and environment. Scientists attempted to estimate surface N_r concentration and deposition using satellite retrievals. We give a thorough review of recent advances in estimating surface N_r concentration and deposition using satellite retrievals of NO₂ and NH₃ and summarize the existing challenges.