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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-18413-2021
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-18413-2021
© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Measurement report
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17 Dec 2021
Measurement report |
| 17 Dec 2021
| 17 Dec 2021
Measurement report: Photochemical production and loss rates of formaldehyde and ozone across Europe
Clara M. Nussbaumer
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Atmospheric Chemistry, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, 55128 Mainz, Germany
John N. Crowley
Department of Atmospheric Chemistry, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, 55128 Mainz, Germany
Jan Schuladen
Department of Atmospheric Chemistry, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, 55128 Mainz, Germany
Jonathan Williams
Department of Atmospheric Chemistry, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, 55128 Mainz, Germany
Climate and Atmosphere Research Center, The Cyprus Institute, Nicosia, Cyprus
Sascha Hafermann
Department of Atmospheric Chemistry, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, 55128 Mainz, Germany
Andreas Reiffs
Department of Atmospheric Chemistry, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, 55128 Mainz, Germany
Raoul Axinte
Department of Atmospheric Chemistry, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, 55128 Mainz, Germany
Hartwig Harder
Department of Atmospheric Chemistry, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, 55128 Mainz, Germany
Cheryl Ernest
Department of Atmospheric Chemistry, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, 55128 Mainz, Germany
now at: Department of Neurology, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, 55131 Mainz, Germany
Anna Novelli
Department of Atmospheric Chemistry, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, 55128 Mainz, Germany
now at: Institute of Energy and Climate Research – Troposphere (IEK-8), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, 52428 Jülich, Germany
Katrin Sala
Department of Atmospheric Chemistry, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, 55128 Mainz, Germany
Monica Martinez
Department of Atmospheric Chemistry, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, 55128 Mainz, Germany
Chinmay Mallik
Department of Atmospheric Chemistry, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, 55128 Mainz, Germany
now at: Department of Atmospheric Science, Central University of Rajasthan, Rajasthan 305817, India
Laura Tomsche
Department of Atmospheric Chemistry, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, 55128 Mainz, Germany
now at: Institute of Atmospheric Physics, German Aerospace Center, 82234 Weßling-Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
Christian Plass-Dülmer
Meteorological Observatory Hohenpeissenberg (MOHp), German Meteorological Service, 83282 Hohenpeissenberg, Germany
Birger Bohn
Institute of Energy and Climate Research – Troposphere (IEK-8), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, 52428 Jülich, Germany
Jos Lelieveld
Department of Atmospheric Chemistry, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, 55128 Mainz, Germany
Climate and Atmosphere Research Center, The Cyprus Institute, Nicosia, Cyprus
Horst Fischer
Department of Atmospheric Chemistry, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Long-term prediction of the effects of climate change on indoor climate and air quality J. Zhao et al. 10.1016/j.envres.2023.117804
- Ionic Route to Atmospheric Relevant HO2 and Protonated Formaldehyde from Methanol Cation and O2 M. Satta et al. 10.3390/molecules29071484
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- Tempo-spacial variation and source apportionment of atmospheric formaldehyde in the Pearl River Delta, China C. Wei et al. 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2023.120016
- Tropospheric ozone production and chemical regime analysis during the COVID-19 lockdown over Europe C. Nussbaumer et al. 10.5194/acp-22-6151-2022
- Real-Time Observation and Comparison of Atmospheric Formaldehyde Using PTR-ToF-MS and Mid-infrared Spectroscopy Based on Optical Absorption S. Park et al. 10.36278/jeaht.28.1.37
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Short summary
HCHO is an important atmospheric trace gas influencing the photochemical processes in the Earth’s atmosphere, including the budget of HOx and the abundance of tropospheric O3. This research presents the photochemical calculations of HCHO and O3 based on three field campaigns across Europe. We show that HCHO production via the oxidation of only four volatile organic compound precursors, i.e., CH4, CH3CHO, C5H8 and CH3OH, can balance the observed loss at all sites well.
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