Processed PARANOX ship NOx plume library

This dataset contains simulated NO2 plume characteristics resulting from ship emissions under various atmospheric and emission conditions intended for the interpretation of ship NO2 plumes in the Mediterranean Sea observed with TROPOMI (or a comparable satellite instrument). The input variables include meteorological parameters, ship NOx emission rates, and chemical parameters, while the diagnostic variables describe the resulting NO2 plume properties such as 3h NO2 enhancement, total plume NO2 columns, maximum column density and the length of the detectable plume evaluated at 5km resolution. The simulations were performed using the plume model PARANOX. Details of the simulation and postprocessing can be found in Riess et al. (2024) [https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2025.114734].