Articles | Volume 22, issue 7
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-4323-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-4323-2022
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04 Apr 2022
Research article |  | 04 Apr 2022

Exploiting satellite measurements to explore uncertainties in UK bottom-up NOx emission estimates

Richard J. Pope, Rebecca Kelly, Eloise A. Marais, Ailish M. Graham, Chris Wilson, Jeremy J. Harrison, Savio J. A. Moniz, Mohamed Ghalaieny, Steve R. Arnold, and Martyn P. Chipperfield

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Nitrogen oxides (NOx) are potent air pollutants which directly impact on human health. In this study, we use satellite nitrogen dioxide (NO2) data to evaluate the spatial distribution and temporal evolution of the UK official NOx emissions inventory, with reasonable agreement. We also derived satellite-based NOx emissions for several UK cities. In the case of London and Birmingham, the NAEI NOx emissions are potentially too low by >50%.
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