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Issue EPJ Web of Conferences
Volume 1, 2009
ERCA 2008 - From the Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change to the Observation of the Earth from Space
Page(s) 149 - 156
DOI 10.1140/epjconf/e2009-00916-9
Published online 25 February 2009

Eur. Phys. J. Conferences 1, 149-156 (2009)
DOI: 10.1140/epjconf/e2009-00916-9

Nitrogen oxides in the troposphere – What have we learned from satellite measurements?

A. Richter

Institute of Environmental Physics, University of Bremen, 28359 Bremen, Germany


Published online: 25 February 2009

Abstract
Nitrogen oxides are key species in the troposphere where they are linked to ozone formation and acid rain. The sources of nitrogen oxides are anthropogenic to large extend, mainly through combustion of fossil fuels. Satellite observations of NO2 provide global measurements of nitrogen oxides since summer 1995, and these data have been applied for many studies on the emission sources and strengths, the chemistry and the transport of NOx. In this paper, an overview will be given on satellite measurements of NO2 , some examples of typical applications and an outlook on future prospects.



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