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Diurnal variability of stratospheric column NO2 measured using direct solar and lunar spectra over Table Mountain, California (34.38° N)
Department of Environmental Science, University of California,
Riverside, California, USA
Ryan Khoury
Department of Environmental Science, University of California,
Riverside, California, USA
Thomas J. Pongetti
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology,
Pasadena, California, USA
Stanley P. Sander
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology,
Pasadena, California, USA
Franklin P. Mills
Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National
University, Canberra, Australia Capital Territory, Australia
Yuk L. Yung
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology,
Pasadena, California, USA
Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, USA
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Short summary
Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) plays a dominant role in the stratospheric ozone-destroying catalytic cycle. We have retrieved the diurnal cycle of NO2 over Table Mountain in Southern California, USA, during a week in October 2018. Under clean conditions, we are able to predict the diurnal cycle using standard photochemistry. On a day with significant pollution, we see the effect of NO2 sources in the nearby Los Angeles Basin.
Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) plays a dominant role in the stratospheric ozone-destroying catalytic...
