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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-3807-2025
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-3807-2025
© Author(s) 2025. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Differences in the key volatile organic compound species between their emitted and ambient concentrations in ozone formation
Xudong Zheng
College of Environmental Science and Engineering, State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
now at: School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
Shaodong Xie
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
College of Environmental Science and Engineering, State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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To reduce uncertainties in identifying the key volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in ozone (O3) formation from ambient concentrations, this study comprehensively calculates the emitted VOC concentrations during both nighttime and daytime using the nitrate radical, O3, and hydroxyl radical reaction rates and ambient VOC concentrations. Based on the emitted concentrations, isoprene is one of the top three species contributing to O3 formation, which may be overlooked in observed concentrations.
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