Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
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Articles | Volume 26, issue 6
Articles | Volume 26, issue 6
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-4173-2026
© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-4173-2026
© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 26, issue 6
Technical note
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25 Mar 2026
Technical note |  | 25 Mar 2026

Technical note: Comparing ozone production efficiency (OPE) of chemical mechanisms using chemical process analysis (CPA)

Katie Tuite, Alan M. Dunker, and Greg Yarwood

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Gas-phase chemical mechanisms are key components of air quality models used by regulatory agencies for air quality and public health planning. We use modeled ozone concentrations and Ozone Production Efficiency (OPE) to compare four chemical mechanisms and find that OPE is a viable comparison metric under atmospheric conditions where nitrogen oxides are limited. Using OPE to predict how ozone responds to emissions reductions, however, is an oversimplification that can overstate ozone reductions.
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