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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-15-1415-2022
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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-15-1415-2022
© Author(s) 2022. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Improved monitoring of shipping NO2 with TROPOMI: decreasing NOx emissions in European seas during the COVID-19 pandemic
Tobias Christoph Valentin Werner Riess
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Meteorology and Air Quality, Wageningen University, Wageningen, the Netherland
Klaas Folkert Boersma
Department of Meteorology and Air Quality, Wageningen University, Wageningen, the Netherland
Climate Observations Department, Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute, De Bilt, the Netherlands
Jasper van Vliet
Human Environment and Transport Inspectorate (ILT), Utrecht, The Netherlands
Wouter Peters
Department of Meteorology and Air Quality, Wageningen University, Wageningen, the Netherland
Centre for Isotope Research, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
Maarten Sneep
Climate Observations Department, Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute, De Bilt, the Netherlands
Henk Eskes
Climate Observations Department, Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute, De Bilt, the Netherlands
Jos van Geffen
Climate Observations Department, Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute, De Bilt, the Netherlands
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Short summary
This paper reports on improved monitoring of ship nitrogen oxide emissions by TROPOMI. With its fantastic resolution we can identify lanes of ship nitrogen dioxide (NO2) pollution not detected from space before. The quality of TROPOMI NO2 data over sea is improved further by recent upgrades in cloud retrievals and the use of sun glint scenes. Lastly, we study the impact of COVID-19 on ship NO2 in European seas and compare the found reductions to emission estimates gained from ship-specific data.
This paper reports on improved monitoring of ship nitrogen oxide emissions by TROPOMI. With its...