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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-3363-2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-3363-2023
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17 Mar 2023
Research article |  | 17 Mar 2023

A three-dimensional simulation and process analysis of tropospheric ozone depletion events (ODEs) during the springtime in the Arctic using CMAQ (Community Multiscale Air Quality Modeling System)

Le Cao, Simeng Li, Yicheng Gu, and Yuhan Luo

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We performed a 3-D mesoscale model study on ozone depletion events (ODEs) occurring in the spring of 2019 at Barrow using an air quality model, CMAQ. Many ODEs observed at Barrow were captured by the model, and the contribution from each physical or chemical process to ozone and bromine species during ODEs was quantitatively evaluated. We found the ODEs at Barrow to be strongly influenced by horizontal transport. In contrast, over the sea, local chemistry significantly reduced the surface ozone.
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