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            https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-18-1163-2025
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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-18-1163-2025
                    © Author(s) 2025. This work is distributed under 
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
                the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Surface distributions and vertical profiles of trace gases (CO, O3, NO, NO2) in the Arctic wintertime boundary layer using low-cost sensors during ALPACA-2022
Brice Barret
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                                            LAERO, Université Toulouse III – Paul Sabatier, CNRS, 31400 Toulouse, France
                                        
                                    Patrice Medina
                                            LAERO, Université Toulouse III – Paul Sabatier, CNRS, 31400 Toulouse, France
                                        
                                    Natalie Brett
                                            LATMOS, Sorbonne Université, UVSQ, CNRS, 75252 Paris, France
                                        
                                    Roman Pohorsky
                                            Extreme Environments Research Laboratory, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), 1950 Sion, Switzerland
                                        
                                    Kathy S. Law
                                            LATMOS, Sorbonne Université, UVSQ, CNRS, 75252 Paris, France
                                        
                                    Slimane Bekki
                                            LATMOS, Sorbonne Université, UVSQ, CNRS, 75252 Paris, France
                                        
                                    Gilberto J. Fochesatto
                                            Department of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK 99775, USA
                                        
                                    Julia Schmale
                                            Extreme Environments Research Laboratory, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), 1950 Sion, Switzerland
                                        
                                    Steve R. Arnold
                                            School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
                                        
                                    Andrea Baccarini
                                            Extreme Environments Research Laboratory, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), 1950 Sion, Switzerland
                                        
                                    Maurizio Busetto
                                            CNR-ISAC, National Research Council of Italy, Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, Via Gobetti 101, 40129 Bologna, Italy
                                        
                                    Meeta Cesler-Maloney
                                            Geophysical Institute and Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK 99775, USA
                                        
                                    Barbara D'Anna
                                            LCE, Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS, 13003 Marseille, France
                                        
                                    Stefano Decesari
                                            CNR-ISAC, National Research Council of Italy, Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, Via Gobetti 101, 40129 Bologna, Italy
                                        
                                    Jingqiu Mao
                                            Geophysical Institute and Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK 99775, USA
                                        
                                    Gianluca Pappaccogli
                                            CNR-ISAC, National Research Council of Italy, Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, 73100 Lecce, Italy
                                        
                                    Joel Savarino
                                            IGE, Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, 38000 Grenoble, France
                                        
                                    Federico Scoto
                                            CNR-ISAC, National Research Council of Italy, Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, 73100 Lecce, Italy
                                        
                                    William R. Simpson
                                            Geophysical Institute and Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK 99775, USA
                                        
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3 citations as recorded by crossref.
- In situ vertical observations of the layered structure of air pollution in a continental high-latitude urban boundary layer during winter R. Pohorsky et al. 10.5194/acp-25-3687-2025
- Reconstructing the VOC–Ozone Research Framework Through a Systematic Review of Observation and Modeling X. Zhu et al. 10.3390/su17167512
- Investigating processes influencing simulation of local Arctic wintertime anthropogenic pollution in Fairbanks, Alaska, during ALPACA-2022 N. Brett et al. 10.5194/acp-25-1063-2025
2 citations as recorded by crossref.
- In situ vertical observations of the layered structure of air pollution in a continental high-latitude urban boundary layer during winter R. Pohorsky et al. 10.5194/acp-25-3687-2025
- Reconstructing the VOC–Ozone Research Framework Through a Systematic Review of Observation and Modeling X. Zhu et al. 10.3390/su17167512
Latest update: 31 Oct 2025
Short summary
            The Fairbanks area experiences severe pollution episodes in winter because of enhanced emissions of pollutants trapped near the surface by strong temperature inversions. Low-cost sensors were deployed on board a car and a tethered balloon to measure the concentrations of gaseous pollutants (CO, O3, and NOx) in Fairbanks during winter 2022. Data calibration with reference measurements and machine learning methods enabled us to document pollution at the surface and power plant plumes aloft.
            The Fairbanks area experiences severe pollution episodes in winter because of enhanced emissions...
            
         
 
                             
                             
             
             
            