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# The dominant role of temperature in seasonal ozone sensitivity changes in China

## Details

**Authors** Wang et al.

**Year** 2026

**Publisher** Nature Geoscience

**Discipline** Chemistry

[Read it at the publisher](https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-026-02036-8) 
10.1038/s41561-026-02036-8

## In authors' words

### What they found (results)

Observations and model simulations show temperature is the dominant driver of seasonal ozone sensitivity, shifting cities between VOC-limited and NOx-limited conditions.

## Commentary

### In short

The study identifies temperature as the primary driver of seasonal shifts between VOC-limited and NOx-limited ozone regimes.

**Patterns it shows** D, R

**Added** 2026-08-04

**How to cite this** Wang et al. (2026). The dominant role of temperature in seasonal ozone sensitivity changes in China. Nature Geoscience.