Source attribution of near-surface ozone trends in the United States during 1995–2019

Li, Pengwei; Yang, Yang; Wang, Hailong; Li, Su; Li, Ke; Wang, Pinya; Li, Baojie; Liao, Hong

doi:10.5194/acp-23-5403-2023

Title: Source attribution of near-surface ozone trends in the United States during 1995–2019

Journal Article · 14 May 2023 · Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics (Online)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-5403-2023 · OSTI ID:1985987

Li, Pengwei ^[1];

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Nanjing Univ. of Information Science and Technology (China)
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)

Emissions of ozone (O₃) precursors in the United States have decreased in recent decades, and near-surface O₃ concentrations showed a significant decrease in summer but an increase in winter. In this study, an O₃ source tagging technique is utilized in a chemistry–climate model to investigate the source contributions to O₃ mixing ratios in the US from various emitting sectors and regions of nitrogen oxides (NO_x) and reactive carbon species during 1995–2019. We show that domestic emission reductions from energy and surface transportation are primarily responsible for the decrease in summertime O₃ during 1995–2019. However, in winter, the emission control also weakens the NO_x titration process, resulting in considerable increases in O₃ levels from natural sources. Additionally, increases in aviation and shipping emissions and transpacific transport of O₃ from Asia largely contribute to the winter O₃ increase. We also found that changes in large-scale circulation favoring O₃ transport from the upper atmosphere and foreign transport from Asia also explain 15 % of the increase in the US near-surface O₃ levels in winter.

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Research Organization:: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: Jiangsu Science Fund for Carbon Neutrality; Jiangsu Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars; National Key Research and Development Program of China; National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-76RL01830

OSTI ID:: 1985987

Report Number(s):: PNNL-SA-179490

Journal Information:: Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics (Online), Journal Name: Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics (Online) Journal Issue: 9 Vol. 23; ISSN 1680-7324

Publisher:: Copernicus Publications, EGUCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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