Theory 71/Timing & Gating/Atmospheric chemistry
Ozone Peaks on a Schedule
The claim
Peak ozone depends on the ratio of precursor emission timing to the photochemical timescale, so the same daily emissions can produce different peaks.
01Mechanism
Photochemistry requires sunlight and precursors together; emissions released before dawn are processed differently from those released at midday.
02Prediction
Peak should track the timing ratio.
03Refutation
Peak tracking total emission would remove the timing.