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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-5813-2026
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-5813-2026
© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
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the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Research article
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29 Apr 2026
Research article |
| 29 Apr 2026
| 29 Apr 2026
Sources, concentrations, and seasonal variations of VOC and aerosol particles in downtown Munich in 2023/2024
Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research-Atmospheric Aerosol Research, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
Hengheng Zhang
Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research-Atmospheric Aerosol Research, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
now at: Research Institute for Applied Mechanics, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
Xuefeng Shi
Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research-Atmospheric Aerosol Research, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
Yaowei Li
Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
now at: Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
Sophie Abou-Rizk
Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
Jessica B. Smith
Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
Zhaojin An
Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
now at: School of Environment, Tsinghua University, 10084, Beijing China
Adrian Wenzel
Environmental Sensing and Modeling, Technical University of Munich (TUM), Munich, Germany
Junwei Song
Irceylon, Universite Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, UMR 5256, 69100 Villeurbanne, France
Thomas Leisner
Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research-Atmospheric Aerosol Research, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
Institute of Environmental Physics, Heidelberg University, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
Frank Keutsch
Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
Environmental Sensing and Modeling, Technical University of Munich (TUM), Munich, Germany
Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research-Atmospheric Aerosol Research, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
Data sets
Dataset to Sources, concentrations, and seasonal variations of VOC and aerosol particles in downtown Munich in 2023/24 Yanxia Li et al. https://doi.org/10.35097/bs139dd72d5s0r6a
Short summary
We analyzed Munich air samples across seasons to identify pollution sources. Traffic contributes less to particles than expected, while biomass burning dominates year-round. Summer barbecuing and winter heating release significant pollution. Monoterpene emissions from plants produce particles at night. Effective air quality improvement requires year-round strategies targeting biomass burning, not just vehicles. Understanding each city's pollution patterns is essential for public health.
We analyzed Munich air samples across seasons to identify pollution sources. Traffic contributes...
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