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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-15981-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-15981-2022
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20 Dec 2022
Research article |  | 20 Dec 2022

Inferring and evaluating satellite-based constraints on NOx emissions estimates in air quality simulations

James D. East, Barron H. Henderson, Sergey L. Napelenok, Shannon N. Koplitz, Golam Sarwar, Robert Gilliam, Allen Lenzen, Daniel Q. Tong, R. Bradley Pierce, and Fernando Garcia-Menendez

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We present a framework that uses a computer model of air quality, along with air pollution data from satellite instruments, to estimate emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) across the Northern Hemisphere. The framework, which advances current methods to infer emissions from satellite observations, provides observationally constrained NOx estimates, including in regions of the world where emissions are highly uncertain, and can improve simulations of air pollutants relevant for health and policy.
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