Tropospheric NO<sub>2</sub> vertical column densities over Beijing: results of the first three years of ground-based MAX-DOAS measurements (2008&ndash;2011) and satellite validation

Ground-based measurements of scattered sunlight by the Multi Axis Differential Optical Absorption Spectroscopy (MAX-DOAS) have been carried out at an urban site (39.95° N, 116.32° E) in Beijing megacity since 6 August 2008. In this study, we retrieved the tropospheric NO<sub>2</sub> vert...

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Main Authors: P. Yan, R. Shaiganfar, J. L. Jin, S. Beirle, J. Z. Ma, T. Wagner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2013-02-01
Series:Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Online Access:http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/13/1547/2013/acp-13-1547-2013.pdf