Effect of lightning NOx on surface ozone
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The effect of lightning NOx production on surface ozone in the continental United States B. Kaynak, Y. Hu, R. V. Martin, A. G. Russell, Y. Choi, and Y. Wang School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA Department of Physics and Atmospheric Science, Dalhousie University Halifax, NS, Canada Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, MA, USA School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA Received: 22 January 2008 – Accepted: 2 February 2008 – Published: 7 March 2008 Correspondence to: A. G. Russell ([email protected]) Published by Copernicus Publications on behalf of the European Geosciences Union.
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Interactive comment on “The effect of lightning NOx production on surface ozone in the continental United States” by B. Kaynak et al
This is an interesting model study of the sensitivity of surface ozone to NOx produced by lightning. The conclusion, that on average the contribution is relatively minor, has policy implications because it implies that the background O3 (which cannot be regulated) is not much enhanced by lightning. The paper is suitable for publication, but could benefit by additional discussion of several topics.
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