Multi-axis differential optical absorption spectroscopy (MAX-DOAS) observations of formaldehyde and nitrogen dioxide at three sites in Asia and comparison with the global chemistry transport model CHASER

Abstract 2) concentrations and profiles were retrieved from ground-based multi-axis differential optical absorption spectroscopy (MAX-DOAS) observations during January 2017–December 2018 at three sites in Asia: (1) Phimai (15.18∘  N, 102.5∘  E), Thailand; (2) Pantnagar (29∘  N, 78.90∘  E) in the Indo-Gangetic Plain (IGP), India; and (3) Chiba (35.62∘  N, 140.10∘  E), Japan. Retrievals were performed using the Japanese MAX-DOAS profile retrieval algorithm ver. 2 (JM2). The observations were used to evaluate the NO2 and HCHO partial columns and profiles (0–4 km) simulated using the global chemistry transport model (CTM) CHASER (Chemical Atmospheric General Circulation Model for Study of Atmospheric Environment and Radiative Forcing). The NO2 and HCHO concentrations at all three sites showed consistent seasonal variation throughout the investigated period. Biomass burning affected the HCHO and NO2 variations at Phimai during the dry season and at Pantnagar during spring (March–May) and post-monsoon (September–November). Results found for the HCHO-to-NO2 ratio (R FN < R FN < R FN 2 –HCHO chemical feedback. 2 and HCHO columns data retrieved from Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) observations before comparison with ground-based datasets. Despite underestimation, the model well simulated the satellite-observed global spatial distribution of NO2 and HCHO, with respective spatial correlations (r 2 abundances at Phimai, mainly above 500 m from the surface. Model results agree with the measured variations within the 1-sigma (1σ 2 estimates for Chiba, reducing the mean bias error (MBE) for the 0–2 km height by 35 %, but resolution-based improvements were limited to surface layers. Sensitivity studies show that at Phimai, pyrogenic emissions contribute up to 50 % and 35 % to HCHO and NO2 concentrations, respectively.

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Multi-axis differential optical absorption spectroscopy (MAX-DOAS) observations of formaldehyde and nitrogen dioxide at three sites in Asia and comparison with the global chemistry transport model CHASER ; volume:22 ; number:18 ; year:2022 ; pages:12559-12589 ; extent:31 ; Atmospheric chemistry and physics ; 22, Heft 18 (2022), 12559-12589 (gesamt 31)

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Hoque, Hossain Mohammed Syedul ; Sudo, Kengo ; Irie, Hitoshi ; Damiani, Alessandro ; Naja, Manish ; Fatmi, Al Mashroor

Further information

• DOI: 10.5194/acp-22-12559-2022
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2022092905200348198949
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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