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Articles | Volume 25, issue 24
Articles | Volume 25, issue 24
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-18373-2025
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-18373-2025
© Author(s) 2025. This work is distributed under
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Articles | Volume 25, issue 24
Research article
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17 Dec 2025
Research article |  | 17 Dec 2025

Challenges and benefits of using NOx as a quantitative proxy for fossil fuel CO2 in an urban area based on radiocarbon measurements

Hannes Juchem, Fabian Maier, Ingeborg Levin, Armin Jordan, Denis Pöhler, Claudius Rosendahl, Julian Della Coletta, Susanne Preunkert, and Samuel Hammer

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This study explores how in situ NOx observations can be used to estimate fossil fuel CO2 (ffCO2) enhancements in an urban context, based on radiocarbon measurements. Even with a simple approach to account for atmospheric chemistry and ratio variability, a strong correlation could be observed, allowing the construction of a high temporal resolution NOx-based ffCO2 record with uncertainties comparable to the use of CO as proxy. Comparisons with independent records show good agreement between them.
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