Geoscientific Model Development
Geoscientific Model Development
GMD
Articles | Volume 18, issue 3
Articles | Volume 18, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-18-621-2025
© Author(s) 2025. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-18-621-2025
© Author(s) 2025. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 18, issue 3
Model evaluation paper
 | 
05 Feb 2025
Model evaluation paper |  | 05 Feb 2025

Accurate space-based NOx emission estimates with the flux divergence approach require fine-scale model information on local oxidation chemistry and profile shapes

Felipe Cifuentes, Henk Eskes, Enrico Dammers, Charlotte Bryan, and Folkert Boersma

Viewed

Total article views: 6,810 (including HTML, PDF, and XML)
HTML PDF XML Total BibTeX EndNote
3,847 2,149 814 6,810 191 347
  • HTML: 3,847
  • PDF: 2,149
  • XML: 814
  • Total: 6,810
  • BibTeX: 191
  • EndNote: 347
Views and downloads (calculated since 23 Aug 2024)
Cumulative views and downloads (calculated since 23 Aug 2024)

Viewed (geographical distribution)

Total article views: 6,810 (including HTML, PDF, and XML) Thereof 6,805 with geography defined and 5 with unknown origin.
Country # Views %
  • 1
1
 
 
 
 

Cited

Saved (final revised paper)

Latest update: 05 Jun 2026
Download
Short summary
We tested the capability of the flux divergence approach (FDA) to reproduce known NOx emissions using synthetic NO2 satellite column retrievals from high-resolution model simulations. The FDA accurately reproduced NOx emissions when column observations were limited to the boundary layer and when the variability of the NO2 lifetime, the NOx : NO2 ratio, and NO2 profile shapes were correctly modeled. This introduces strong model dependency, reducing the simplicity of the original FDA formulation.
Read more
Share