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Tropospheric ozone is harmful to human health and ecosystems. The mixing ratio of ground-level ozone at any given location is influenced by a wide array of factors including local chemical production and long-range transport over intercontinental distances. Here we present a system for the attribution of ground-level ozone to its emitted precursors and use it to show how ozone precursor emissions in different parts of the world influence ground-level ozone globally. The long-range transport of ozone and other pollutants is especially important for policymaking under the UNECE Convention on Long-Range Transport of Air Pollution (CLRTAP). We also present an overview of current activities organised under the CLRTAP Task Force on Hemispheric Transport of Air Pollution (TFHTAP) which may be of interest to Helmholtz researchers.
