Ammonia emissions and depositions over the contiguous United States derived from IASI and CrIS using the directional derivative approach

Li, Zitong; Sun, Kang; Guan, Kaiyu; Wang, Sheng; Peng, Bin; Clarisse, Lieven; Van Damme, Martin; Coheur, Pierre-François; Cady-Pereira, Karen; Shephard, Mark W.; Zondlo, Mark; Moore, Daniel

doi:10.5194/acp-26-703-2026

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-703-2026

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-703-2026

© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
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Articles | Volume 26, issue 1

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15 Jan 2026

Research article |

| 15 Jan 2026

Ammonia emissions and depositions over the contiguous United States derived from IASI and CrIS using the directional derivative approach

Zitong Li, Kang Sun, Kaiyu Guan, Sheng Wang, Bin Peng, Lieven Clarisse, Martin Van Damme, Pierre-François Coheur, Karen Cady-Pereira, Mark W. Shephard, Mark Zondlo, and Daniel Moore

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-703-2026-supplement

Data sets

Ammonia flux over the CONUS derived from IASI and CrIS using the directional derivative approach Zitong Li et al. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30229648

Standard daily IASI/Metop-A ULB-LATMOS ammonia (NH3) L2 product (total column) L. Clarisse et al. https://doi.org/10.25326/10

ERA5 hourly data on single levels from 1940 to present H. Hersbach et al. https://doi.org/10.24381/cds.adbb2d47

Model code and software

Kang-Sun-CfA/Oversampling_matlab: JGR paper (10.1029/2024JD042817) K. Sun https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15001466

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We estimate ammonia fluxes over the contiguous U.S. from 2008 to 2022 using a directional derivative approach applied to satellite observations from the Infrared Atmospheric Sounding Interferometer (IASI) and Cross-track Infrared Sounder (CrIS). The resulting flux estimates reveal pronounced seasonal and spatial patterns driven by agricultural activities and indicate substantial local deposition to surrounding vegetation, underscoring the need for improved monitoring and management strategies.