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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-8617-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-8617-2022
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05 Jul 2022
Research article |  | 05 Jul 2022

Improving NOx emission estimates in Beijing using network observations and a perturbed emissions ensemble

Le Yuan, Olalekan A. M. Popoola, Christina Hood, David Carruthers, Roderic L. Jones, Haitong Zhe Sun, Huan Liu, Qiang Zhang, and Alexander T. Archibald

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Emission estimates represent a major source of uncertainty in air quality modelling. We developed a novel approach to improve emission estimates from existing inventories using air quality models and routine in situ observations. Using this approach, we derived improved estimates of NOx emissions from the transport sector in Beijing in 2016. This approach has great potential in deriving timely updates of emissions for other pollutants, particularly in regions undergoing rapid emission changes.
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