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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-3493-2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-3493-2023
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20 Mar 2023
Research article |  | 20 Mar 2023

Estimating enhancement ratios of nitrogen dioxide, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide using satellite observations

Cameron G. MacDonald, Jon-Paul Mastrogiacomo, Joshua L. Laughner, Jacob K. Hedelius, Ray Nassar, and Debra Wunch

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We use three satellites measuring carbon dioxide (CO2), carbon monoxide (CO) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) to calculate atmospheric enhancements of these gases from 27 urban areas. We calculate enhancement ratios between the species and compare those to ratios derived from four globally gridded anthropogenic emission inventories. We find that the global inventories generally underestimate CO emissions in many North American and European cities relative to our observed enhancement ratios.
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