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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-10001-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-10001-2024
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10 Sep 2024
Research article |  | 10 Sep 2024

Solar FTIR measurements of NOx vertical distributions – Part 2: Experiment-based scaling factors describing the daytime variation in stratospheric NOx

Pinchas Nürnberg, Sarah A. Strode, and Ralf Sussmann

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We created a set of scaling factors describing the diurnal increase in stratospheric nitrogen oxides above Zugspitze, Germany. We used these factors to validate recently published model simulation data. On the one hand, this validation enables the use of the validated data to better understand the stratospheric photochemistry. On the other hand, it can improve satellite validation, which has implications for the understanding of urban smog events and other pollution events in the troposphere.
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