Temperature-dependent emissions dominate aerosol and ozone formation in Los Angeles

EY Pfannerstill, C Arata, Q Zhu, BC Schulze, R Ward… - Science, 2024 - science.org
Despite declines in transportation emissions, urban North America and Europe still face
unhealthy air pollution levels. This has challenged conventional understanding of the …

Source appointment of volatile organic compounds and evaluation of anthropogenic monoterpene emission estimates in Atlanta, Georgia

Y Peng, AP Mouat, Y Hu, M Li, BC McDonald… - Atmospheric …, 2022 - Elsevier
Emissions of monoterpenes from volatile chemical products (VCPs) have been shown to
contribute substantially to secondary organic aerosol (SOA) formation in a number of cities …

Identification of volatile organic compound emissions from anthropogenic and biogenic sources based on satellite observation of formaldehyde and glyoxal

Y Chen, C Liu, W Su, Q Hu, C Zhang, H Liu… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Anthropogenic volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are serious pollutants in the atmosphere
because of their toxicity and as precursors of secondary organic aerosols and ozone …

Isoprene peroxy chemistry operates competitively in areas of East China

K DeMarsh, H Wang, Y Gao, Z Moo, P Hao, S Jing… - Applied …, 2023 - Elsevier
We validated the recently updated Caltech Isoprene Mechanism (CIM), which represents the
complex dynamics of isoprene peroxy isomers through repetitive O 2 addition and …

A better representation of volatile organic compound chemistry in WRF-Chem and its impact on ozone over Los Angeles

Q Zhu, RH Schwantes, M Coggon… - Atmospheric …, 2024 - acp.copernicus.org
The declining trend in vehicle emissions has underscored the growing significance of
volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions from volatile chemical products (VCPs) …

Policy-related gains in urban air quality may be offset by increased emissions in a warming climate

C Cao, DR Gentner, R Commane… - Environmental …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Air quality policies have made substantial gains by reducing pollutant emissions from the
transportation sector. In March 2020, New York City's activities were severely curtailed in …

[HTML][HTML] Inferring the vertical distribution of and from TCCON total column values using the TARDISS algorithm

HA Parker, JL Laughner, GC Toon… - Atmospheric …, 2023 - amt.copernicus.org
We describe an approach for determining limited information about the vertical distribution of
carbon monoxide (CO) and carbon dioxide (CO 2) from total column ground-based Total …

Characteristics, sources, and health risks of volatile organic compounds in different functional regions of Shenyang

D Zhao, Q Wang, Y Hui, Y Liu, F Wang… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
The concentration of 56 volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in the ambient air of Shenyang
was continuously monitored at four sites in 2021. The characteristics, sources, secondary …

[HTML][HTML] Source apportionment of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) in the South Coast Air Basin (SoCAB) During RECAP-CA

S Wu, CP Alaimo, PG Green, TM Young, Y Zhao… - Atmospheric …, 2024 - Elsevier
Ozone (O 3) concentrations in the South Coast Air Basin (SoCAB) surrounding Los Angeles
remain at unhealthy levels despite multiple decades of control programs designed to reduce …

Elucidating contributions of volatile organic compounds to ozone formation using random forest during COVID-19 pandemic: A case study in China

Y Lyu, Y Gao, X Pang, S Sun, P Luo, D Cai, K Qin… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Ozone has been reported to increase despite nitrogen oxides reductions during the COVID-
19 pandemic, and ozone formation needs to be revisited using volatile organic compounds …