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Supporting data for "Direct observation of changing NOx lifetime in North American cities"

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Apr 05, 2019 version files 630.61 MB
Apr 05, 2019 version files 2.18 GB

Abstract

NOx lifetime can be directly observed from space, and has a nonlinear relationship with its own concentration. At high NOx concentrations, NOx lifetime decreases with decreasing concentration, but at intermediate concentrations, the reverse is true. Here we show that urban NOx lifetime in North America has changed between 2005 and 2014. The shape of these changes is qualitatively consistent with a steady-state model of NOx lifetime with decreasing NOx emissions. The pattern of change suggests that NOx-limited chemistry now controls urban NOx lifetime.