Articles | Volume 23, issue 21
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-13685-2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-13685-2023
Research article
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03 Nov 2023
Research article |  | 03 Nov 2023

Understanding offshore high-ozone events during TRACER-AQ 2021 in Houston: insights from WRF–CAMx photochemical modeling

Wei Li, Yuxuan Wang, Xueying Liu, Ehsan Soleimanian, Travis Griggs, James Flynn, and Paul Walter

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Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on egusphere-2023-1117', Anonymous Referee #1, 15 Aug 2023
  • RC2: 'Comment on egusphere-2023-1117', Anonymous Referee #2, 16 Aug 2023
  • AC1: 'Comment on egusphere-2023-1117', Wei Li, 22 Sep 2023

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision | EF: Editorial file upload
AR by Wei Li on behalf of the Authors (22 Sep 2023)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Publish as is (27 Sep 2023) by Suvarna Fadnavis
AR by Wei Li on behalf of the Authors (27 Sep 2023)  Author's response   Manuscript 
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Short summary
This study examined high offshore ozone events in Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, using boat data and WRF–CAMx modeling during the TRACER-AQ 2021 field campaign. On average, high ozone is caused by chemistry due to the regional transport of volatile organic compounds and downwind advection of NOx from the ship channel. Two case studies show advection of ozone can be another process leading to high ozone, and accurate wind prediction is crucial for air quality forecasting in coastal areas.
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