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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-14393-2023
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the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-14393-2023
© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Research article
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21 Nov 2023
Research article |
| 21 Nov 2023
| 21 Nov 2023
Radical chemistry and ozone production at a UK coastal receptor site
Robert Woodward-Massey
School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
Roberto Sommariva
School of Chemistry, University of Leicester, University Road, Leicester, LE1 7RH, UK
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
Lisa K. Whalley
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
National Centre for Atmospheric Science, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
Danny R. Cryer
School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
Trevor Ingham
School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
William J. Bloss
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
Stephen M. Ball
School of Chemistry, University of Leicester, University Road, Leicester, LE1 7RH, UK
Research Software Engineering Team, University of Leicester, Leicester, LE1 7RH, UK
now at: Digital Research Service, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK
James D. Lee
Wolfson Atmospheric Chemistry Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of York, York, YO10 5DD, UK
National Centre for Atmospheric Science, University of York, York, YO10 5DD, UK
Chris P. Reed
Wolfson Atmospheric Chemistry Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of York, York, YO10 5DD, UK
now at: Faculty for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements, Cranfield University, Cranfield, MK43 0AL, UK
Leigh R. Crilley
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
now at: Department of Chemistry, York University, Toronto, M3J 1P3, Canada
Louisa J. Kramer
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
now at: Ricardo Energy & Environment, Harwell, Oxfordshire, OX11 0QR, UK
Brian J. Bandy
Centre for Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
Grant L. Forster
National Centre for Atmospheric Science, University of East Anglia, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, UK
Claire E. Reeves
Centre for Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
Paul S. Monks
School of Chemistry, University of Leicester, University Road, Leicester, LE1 7RH, UK
School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
Data sets
ICOZA: Atmospheric species measurements of OH, HONO, HO2, NO, NO2, NOy, O3, SO2 and CO from Weybourne Atmosphere Observatory July 2015 L. Crilley, L. Kramer, C. Reed, J. D. Lee, R. Massey-Woodward, L. Whalley, G. Forster, and B. Bandy https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/ddf1032d626b45f78ce1c5e94f289a66
Short summary
Measurements of OH, HO2 and RO2 radicals and also OH reactivity were made at a UK coastal site and compared to calculations from a constrained box model utilising the Master Chemical Mechanism. The model agreement displayed a strong dependence on the NO concentration. An experimental budget analysis for OH, HO2, RO2 and total ROx demonstrated significant imbalances between HO2 and RO2 production rates. Ozone production rates were calculated from measured radicals and compared to modelled values.
Measurements of OH, HO2 and RO2 radicals and also OH reactivity were made at a UK coastal site...
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