Nox-Chemistry

Ozone Production Efficiency (OPE) diagnostic from Seinfeld & Pandis (2006) Ch. 6 §6.3 Eqs. 6.21-6.24, pp. 212-219. OPE = Δ[O₃]/Δ[NOx] is the number of ozone molecules produced per molecule of NOx consumed — a central diagnostic for the NOx-VOC-O₃ regime structure of tropospheric photochemistry. This observed-only algebraic component implements three relations: gross ozone production rate P_O3 = k_HO2_NO·[HO₂]·[NO] + k_RO2_NO·[RO₂]·[NO] (the two peroxy-radical + NO channels — each peroxy+NO reaction makes an NO₂ whose photolysis yields an O₃), NOx loss rate L_NOx = k_OH_NO2·[OH]·[NO₂] (the OH + NO₂ + M → HNO₃ termination, the dominant daytime NOx sink), and OPE = P_O3 / L_NOx. High OPE (low-NOx, NOx-limited regime) means each NOx molecule cycles through many O₃-producing reactions before it is lost as nitric acid; low OPE (high-NOx, VOC-limited regime) means NOx is removed before it can drive much O₃ production. Observed-only algebraic system (no time derivatives): eight variables (five inputs OH/HO₂/RO₂/NO/NO₂ encoded as parameters, three outputs P_O3/L_NOx/OPE as state) plus three rate-constant parameters (k_HO2_NO, k_RO2_NO, k_OH_NO2) and three algebraic equations. Migrated from GasChem.jl@280ee50f src/co_oxidation.jl:183 (`OzoneProductionEfficiency` @component).