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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-16053-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-16053-2022
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21 Dec 2022
Research article |  | 21 Dec 2022

Estimation of OH in urban plumes using TROPOMI-inferred NO2 ∕ CO

Srijana Lama, Sander Houweling, K. Folkert Boersma, Ilse Aben, Hugo A. C. Denier van der Gon, and Maarten C. Krol

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Hydroxyl radical (OH) is the important chemical species that determines the lifetime of some greenhouse gases and trace gases. OH plays a vital role in air pollution chemistry. OH has a short lifetime and is extremely difficult to measure directly. OH concentrations derived from the chemistry transport model (CTM) have uncertainties of >50 %. Therefore, in this study, OH is derived indirectly using satellite date in urban plumes.
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