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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-3613-2024
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Research article
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22 Mar 2024
Research article |
| 22 Mar 2024
| 22 Mar 2024
Quantifying the tropospheric ozone radiative effect and its temporal evolution in the satellite era
Richard J. Pope
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
National Centre for Earth Observation, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
Alexandru Rap
School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
Matilda A. Pimlott
School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
Brice Barret
Laboratoire d'Aérologie (LAERO), Université Toulouse III – Paul Sabatier, CNRS, Toulouse, France
Eric Le Flochmoen
Laboratoire d'Aérologie (LAERO), Université Toulouse III – Paul Sabatier, CNRS, Toulouse, France
Brian J. Kerridge
Remote Sensing Group, STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, UK
National Centre for Earth Observation, STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, UK
Richard Siddans
Remote Sensing Group, STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, UK
National Centre for Earth Observation, STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, UK
Barry G. Latter
Remote Sensing Group, STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, UK
National Centre for Earth Observation, STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, UK
Lucy J. Ventress
Remote Sensing Group, STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, UK
National Centre for Earth Observation, STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, UK
Anne Boynard
LATMOS/IPSL, Sorbonne Université, UVSQ, CNRS, Paris, 75005, France
SPASCIA, Ramonville-Saint-Agne, 31520, France
Christian Retscher
ESA/ESRIN, Frascati, Italy
Wuhu Feng
School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
National Centre for Atmospheric Science, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
Richard Rigby
School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
Centre for Environmental Modelling and Computation, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
Sandip S. Dhomse
School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
National Centre for Earth Observation, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
Catherine Wespes
Spectroscopy, Quantum Chemistry and Atmospheric Remote Sensing, Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium
Martyn P. Chipperfield
School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
National Centre for Earth Observation, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Large reductions in satellite-derived and modelled European lower-tropospheric ozone during and after the COVID-19 pandemic (2020–2022) M. Pimlott et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-4391-2025
- Investigation of the impact of satellite vertical sensitivity on long-term retrieved lower-tropospheric ozone trends R. Pope et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-9177-2024
- Decadal tropospheric ozone radiative forcing estimations with offline radiative modelling and IAGOS aircraft observations P. Sellitto et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-13299-2025
- Observation-Based Ozone Formation Rules by Gradient Boosting Decision Trees Model in Typical Chemical Industrial Parks N. Cheng et al. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos15050600
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- Exploring the Influencing Factors of Surface Ozone Variability by Explainable Machine Learning: A Case Study in the Basilicata Region (Southern Italy) R. Gagliardi & C. Andenna https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos16050491
- Influence of nitrogen oxides and volatile organic compounds emission changes on tropospheric ozone variability, trends and radiative effect S. Fadnavis et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-8229-2025
- Large reductions in satellite-derived and modelled European lower-tropospheric ozone during and after the COVID-19 pandemic (2020–2022) M. Pimlott et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-4391-2025
- Investigation of the impact of satellite vertical sensitivity on long-term retrieved lower-tropospheric ozone trends R. Pope et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-9177-2024
- Decadal tropospheric ozone radiative forcing estimations with offline radiative modelling and IAGOS aircraft observations P. Sellitto et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-13299-2025
- Observation-Based Ozone Formation Rules by Gradient Boosting Decision Trees Model in Typical Chemical Industrial Parks N. Cheng et al. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos15050600
- Long-term satellite trends of European lower-tropospheric ozone from 1996–2017 M. Pimlott et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-15991-2025
- WRF-Chem Modeling of Tropospheric Ozone in the Coastal Cities of the Gulf of Finland G. Nerobelov et al. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos15070775
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Short summary
Tropospheric ozone is an important short-lived climate forcer which influences the incoming solar short-wave radiation and the outgoing long-wave radiation in the atmosphere (8–15 km) where the balance between the two yields a net positive (i.e. warming) effect at the surface. Overall, we find that the tropospheric ozone radiative effect ranges between 1.21 and 1.26 W m−2 with a negligible trend (2008–2017), suggesting that tropospheric ozone influences on climate have remained stable with time.
Tropospheric ozone is an important short-lived climate forcer which influences the incoming...
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