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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-4577-2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-4577-2023
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14 Apr 2023
Research article |  | 14 Apr 2023

Identifying and accounting for the Coriolis effect in satellite NO2 observations and emission estimates

Daniel A. Potts, Roger Timmis, Emma J. S. Ferranti, and Joshua D. Vande Hey

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With the launch of the TROPOspheric Monitoring Instrument (TROPOMI) in 2017, it is now possible to observe pollutants emitted from individual industrial facilities on a daily basis around the globe. By using observations of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) from 16 different industrial sites, we show how the Coriolis effect influences the trajectory of these emission plumes as well as how the additional curvature can lead to a substantial underestimation of the calculated emissions.
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