Articles | Volume 25, issue 23
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-17651-2025
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-17651-2025
Research article
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04 Dec 2025
Research article |  | 04 Dec 2025

Temperature and stagnation effects on ozone sensitivity to NOx and VOC: an adjoint modeling study in central California

Yuhan Wang, Lucas A. J. Bastien, Yuan Wang, Ling Jin, and Robert A. Harley

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yhanw0719/paper_met_o3_adj: Wang et al. ACP release (ACP) Yuhan Wang https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17793975

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Climate change is making heatwaves and stagnant weather more frequent, which can worsen air pollution. We studied how these extreme conditions affect the sources of summer ozone in California's Central Valley. Using a state-of-the-art modeling tool, we found that weather changes can greatly shift which, where, and when to reduce emissions for the largest air quality benefits. Our results highlight the need to account for extreme weather in designing effective air quality strategies.
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