Precursors_cci+ peer-reviewed publications

  • Sfendla, Y., Stavrakou, T., Müller, J.-F., Oomen, G.-M., Opacka, B., Danckaert, T., De Smedt, I., and Lerot. Global VOC emissions quantified from inversion of TROPOMI spaceborne formaldehyde and glyoxal data. Atmos. Chem. Phys., 26, 733–767. 2026. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-733-2026
  • Yu, H., De Smedt, I., Theys, N., Sneep, M., Veefkind, P., and Van Roozendael, M.. Harmonized cloud datasets for the Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) and TROPOspheric Monitoring Instrument (TROPOMI) using the O2–O2 477 nm absorption band. Atmos. Meas. Tech., 18, 4131–4163. 2025. https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-18-4131-2025
  • Glissenaar, I., Boersma, K. F., Anglou, I., Rijsdijk, P., Verhoelst, T., Compernolle, S., Pinardi, G., Lambert, J.-C., Van Roozendael, M., and Eskes, H.. TROPOMI Level 3 tropospheric NO2 dataset with advanced uncertainty analysis from the ESA CCI+ ECV precursor project. Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 17, 4627–4650. 2025. https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-17-4627-2025
  • Rijsdijk, P., Eskes, H., Dingemans, A., Boersma, K. F., Sekiya, T., Miyazaki, K., and Houweling, S.. Quantifying uncertainties in satellite NO2 superobservations for data assimilation and model evaluation. Geosci. Model Dev., 18, 483–509. 2025. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-8229-2025
  • Fadnavis, S., Elshorbany, Y., Ziemke, J., Barret, B., Rap, A., Chandran, P. R. S., Pope, R. J., Sagar, V., Taraborrelli, D., Le Flochmoen, E., Cuesta, J., Wespes, C., Boersma, F., Glissenaar, I., De Smedt, I., Van Roozendael, M., Petetin, H., and Anglou, I.. Influence of nitrogen oxides and volatile organic compounds emission changes on tropospheric ozone variability, trends and radiative effect. Atmos. Chem. Phys., 25, 8229–8254. 2025. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-8229-2025
  • Fu, W., Zhu, L., Kwon, H.-A., Park, R. J., Lee, G. T., De Smedt, I., et al.. Evaluating GEMS HCHO retrievals with TROPOMI product, Pandora observations, and GEOS-Chem simulations. Earth and Space Science, 12, e2024EA003894. 2025. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024EA003894
  • Liao, J., Wolfe, G. M., Kotsakis, A. E., Nicely, J. M., St. Clair, J. M., Hanisco, T. F., González Abad, G., Nowlan, C. R., Ayazpour, Z., De Smedt, I., Apel, E. C., and Hornbrook, R. S.. Validation of formaldehyde products from three satellite retrievals (OMI SAO, OMPS-NPP SAO, and OMI BIRA) in the marine atmosphere with four seasons of Atmospheric Tomography Mission (ATom) aircraft observations. Atmos. Meas. Tech., 18, 1–16. 2025. https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-18-1-2025
  • Lin, M., Horowitz, L. W., Xie, Y., & De Smedt, I.. Compound drivers of rising ozone extremes in the North China Plain (2013–2023): Aerosol decline, hot droughts, afforestation-driven BVOCs, and reduced vegetation uptake. J. Geophys. Res: Atmospheres, 130, e2025JD044764. 2025. https://doi.org/10.1029/2025JD044764
  • Lin, M., Xie, Y., De Smedt, I., & Horowitz, L. W.. Ozone pollution extremes in Southeast China exacerbated by reduced uptake by vegetation during hot droughts. Geophysical Research Letters, 52, e2025GL114934. 2025. https://doi.org/10.1029/2025GL114934
  • Opacka, B., Stavrakou, T., Müller, J.-F., De Smedt, I., van Geffen, J., Marais, E. A., Horner, R. P., Millet, D. B., Wells, K. C., and Guenther, A. B.. Natural emissions of VOC and NOx over Africa constrained by TROPOMI HCHO and NO2 data using the MAGRITTEv1.1 model. Atmos. Chem. Phys., 25, 2863–2894. 2025. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-2863-2025
  • Wang, D., Pu, D., de Smedt, I., Zhu, L., Yang, X., Sun, W., Xia, H., Song, Z., Li, X., Li, J., Zhang, A., Feng, X., Chen, Y., Yang, X., Fu, T. M., & Wang, J.. Evolution of global O3-NOx-VOCs sensitivity before and after the COVID-19 from the ratio of formaldehyde to NO2 from satellite observations. Journal of Environmental Sciences, 156, 102–113. 2025. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.JES.2024.07.029
  • Elshorbany, Y., Ziemke, J. R., Strode, S., Petetin, H., Miyazaki, K., De Smedt, I., Pickering, K., Seguel, R. J., Worden, H., Emmerichs, T., Taraborrelli, D., Cazorla, M., Fadnavis, S., Buchholz, R. R., Gaubert, B., Rojas, N. Y., Nogueira, T., Salameh, T., and Huang, M.. Tropospheric ozone precursors: global and regional distributions, trends, and variability. Atmos. Chem. Phys., 24, 12225–12257. 2024. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-12225-2024
  • Argyrouli, A.; Lutz, R.; Romahn, F.; Molina García, V.; Loyola, D.; Seo, S.; Valks, P.; De Smedt, I.; Boersma, F.; Tilstra, L.G.; et al.. Comparison of Cloud Parameters from GOME-2 and Assessment of Cloud Impact on Tropospheric NO2 and HCHO Retrievals. Environ. Sci. Proc. 26, 203. 2023. https://doi.org/10.3390/environsciproc2023026203
  • Clarisse, L., Franco, B., Van Damme, M., Di Gioacchino, T., Hadji-Lazaro, J., Whitburn, S., Noppen, L., Hurtmans, D., Clerbaux, C., and Coheur, P.. The IASI NH3 version 4 product: averaging kernels and improved consistency. Atmos. Meas. Tech., 16, 5009–5028. 2023. https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-16-5009-2023