Articles | Volume 25, issue 19
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-11703-2025
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-11703-2025
Research article
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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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  • RC1: 'Comment on egusphere-2025-243', Anonymous Referee #1, 03 Mar 2025
  • RC2: 'Comment on egusphere-2025-243', Anonymous Referee #2, 03 Mar 2025

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision | EF: Editorial file upload
AR by Guohui Li on behalf of the Authors (23 Apr 2025)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (29 Apr 2025) by Kostas Tsigaridis
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (09 May 2025)
RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (24 May 2025)
ED: Reconsider after major revisions (24 May 2025) by Kostas Tsigaridis
AR by Guohui Li on behalf of the Authors (07 Jul 2025)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Publish as is (14 Jul 2025) by Kostas Tsigaridis
AR by Guohui Li on behalf of the Authors (15 Jul 2025)  Manuscript 
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Short summary
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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