Large contribution of biomass burning emissions to ozone throughout the global remote troposphere
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Significance : Understanding the sources of tropospheric ozone is important for effective air quality management and accurate radiative forcing attribution. Biomass burning emits large quantities of ozone precursors to the lower atmosphere. This source can drive regional-scale ozone production, but its impact on global tropospheric ozone is poorly constrained. Here, we present unique global in situ aircraft observations of ozone and continental pollution tracers. Ozone enhancements attributable to biomass burning equal or exceed those from urban emissions, a result that is not predicted by current chemical transport models. These findings represent a potentially major shift in the understanding of the sources of ozone in the lower atmosphere and indicate the need for model developments to improve the representation of global tropospheric ozone.
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