Daytime buildup and nighttime transport of urban ozone in the boundary layer during a stagnation episode

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 103, Issue D17, 1998, Pages 22519-22544

  Banta, Robert M ^a   Senff, Christoph J ^b   White, Allen B ^b   Trainer, Michael ^a   McNider, Richard T ^c   Valante, Ralph J ^d   Mayor, Shane D ^e   Alvarez, Raul J ^a   Hardesty, R Michael ^a   Parrish, David ^a   Fehsenfeld, Fred C ^a  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE   (United States)

^d TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY   (United States)

^e NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYER; DIURNAL VARIATION; OZONE; VERTICAL PROFILE; WIND DIRECTION; WIND VELOCITY;

NASHVILLE; TENNESSEE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0011486673     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98JD01020     Document Type: Article

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