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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-4471-2022
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Research article
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06 Apr 2022
Research article |
| 06 Apr 2022
| 06 Apr 2022
Ozone pollution during the COVID-19 lockdown in the spring of 2020 over Europe, analysed from satellite observations, in situ measurements, and models
Univ. Paris Est Créteil and Université de Paris Cité, CNRS, LISA, 94010 Créteil, France
Lorenzo Costantino
Centre For Research On Energy And Clean Air (CREA), Hiihtomaentie 38 B 24, 00800 Helsinki, Finland
Matthias Beekmann
Université de Paris Cité and Univ. Paris Est Creteil, CNRS, LISA, 75013 Paris, France
Guillaume Siour
Univ. Paris Est Créteil and Université de Paris Cité, CNRS, LISA, 94010 Créteil, France
Laurent Menut
Laboratoire de Météorologie Dynamique (LMD), Ecole Polytechnique, IPSL Research University, Ecole Normale Supérieure, Université Paris-Saclay, Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ. Paris 06, CNRS, Route de Saclay, 91128 Palaiseau, France
Bertrand Bessagnet
Laboratoire de Météorologie Dynamique (LMD), Ecole Polytechnique, IPSL Research University, Ecole Normale Supérieure, Université Paris-Saclay, Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ. Paris 06, CNRS, Route de Saclay, 91128 Palaiseau, France
now at: European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Via Fermi 2749, Ispra, Italy
Tony C. Landi
National Research Council, Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate (ISAC-CNR), Via Gobetti 101, 40129, Bologna, Italy
Gaëlle Dufour
Université de Paris Cité and Univ. Paris Est Creteil, CNRS, LISA, 75013 Paris, France
Maxim Eremenko
Univ. Paris Est Créteil and Université de Paris Cité, CNRS, LISA, 94010 Créteil, France
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We present the first comprehensive study integrating satellite observations of near-surface ozone pollution, surface in situ measurements, and a chemistry-transport model for quantifying the role of anthropogenic emission reductions during the COVID-19 lockdown in spring 2020. It confirms the occurrence of a net enhancement of ozone in central Europe and a reduction elsewhere, except for some hotspots, linked with the reduction of precursor emissions from Europe and the Northern Hemisphere.
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