Articles | Volume 17, issue 9
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-5829-2017
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-5829-2017
Research article
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11 May 2017
Research article |  | 11 May 2017

Comparisons of ground-based tropospheric NO2 MAX-DOAS measurements to satellite observations with the aid of an air quality model over the Thessaloniki area, Greece

Theano Drosoglou, Alkiviadis F. Bais, Irene Zyrichidou, Natalia Kouremeti, Anastasia Poupkou, Natalia Liora, Christos Giannaros, Maria Elissavet Koukouli, Dimitris Balis, and Dimitrios Melas

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AR by Theano Drosoglou on behalf of the Authors (24 Jan 2017)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (24 Jan 2017) by Jianzhong Ma
RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (19 Feb 2017)
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (20 Feb 2017)
ED: Reconsider after minor revisions (Editor review) (25 Feb 2017) by Jianzhong Ma
AR by Theano Drosoglou on behalf of the Authors (06 Apr 2017)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (08 Apr 2017) by Jianzhong Ma
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We present ground-based tropospheric NO2 measurements performed within the area of Thessaloniki, Greece. The comparisons with OMI/Aura, GOME-2A and GOME-2B data sets have shown a significant underestimation of the NO2 levels over the urban area by the satellite sensors. This finding can be attributed to the strong NO2 gradients. By applying adjustment factors, calculated using an air quality model, on the OMI/Aura observations, the comparison over the urban site has improved significantly.
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