Articles | Volume 25, issue 13
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-6903-2025
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-6903-2025
Research article
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08 Jul 2025
Research article |  | 08 Jul 2025

Constraining the budget of NOx and volatile organic compounds at a remote tropical island using multi-platform observations and WRF-Chem model simulations

Catalina Poraicu, Jean-François Müller, Trissevgeni Stavrakou, Crist Amelynck, Bert W. D. Verreyken, Niels Schoon, Corinne Vigouroux, Nicolas Kumps, Jérôme Brioude, Pierre Tulet, and Camille Mouchel-Vallon

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Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on egusphere-2024-3555', I. Pérez, 21 Jan 2025
  • RC2: 'Comment on egusphere-2024-3555', Anonymous Referee #2, 04 Feb 2025
  • AC1: 'Comment on egusphere-2024-3555', Catalina Poraicu, 12 Mar 2025

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision | EF: Editorial file upload
AR by Catalina Poraicu on behalf of the Authors (17 Mar 2025)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (18 Mar 2025) by Joshua Fu
RR by I. Pérez (19 Mar 2025)
ED: Publish as is (28 Mar 2025) by Joshua Fu
AR by Catalina Poraicu on behalf of the Authors (31 Mar 2025)
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Short summary
We investigated the sources and impacts of nitrogen oxides and organic compounds over a remote tropical island. Simulations of the high-resolution Weather Research and Forecasting model coupled with chemistry (WRF-Chem) were evaluated using in situ Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and satellite measurements. This work highlights gaps in current models, like missing sources of key organic compounds and inaccuracies in emission inventories, emphasizing the importance of improving chemical and dynamical processes in atmospheric modelling for budget estimates in tropical regions.

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