Articles | Volume 25, issue 19
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-11703-2025
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-11703-2025
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01 Oct 2025
Research article |  | 01 Oct 2025

Fertilization-driven pulses of atmospheric nitrogen dioxide complicate air pollution in early spring over the North China Plain

Tian Feng, Guohui Li, Shuyu Zhao, Naifang Bei, Xin Long, Yuepeng Pan, Yu Song, Ruonan Wang, Xuexi Tie, and Luisa T. Molina

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OMI/Aura NO2 Tropospheric, Stratospheric & Total Columns MINDS Daily L3 Global Gridded 0.25 degree x 0.25 degree Lok N. Lamsal et al. https://doi.org/10.5067/MEASURES/MINDS/DATA304

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The impacts of agricultural fertilization on nitrogen oxide and air quality are becoming more pronounced with continuous reductions in fossil fuel sources in China. We report that atmospheric nitrogen dioxide pulses driven by agricultural fertilization largely complicate air pollution in the North China Plain, highlighting the necessity of agricultural emission control.
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