Alternative base cases in photochemical modeling: Their construction, role, and value

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1977-1988

  Reynolds, Steven ^a   Michaels, Harvey ^a   Roth, Philip ^a   Tesche, T W ^b   McNally, Dennis ^b   Gardner, Luann ^c   Yarwood, Greg ^c,d  

^a Envair   (United States)

^b Alpine Geophysics   (United States)

^c Systems Applications Inc   (United States)

^d ENVIRON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative base cases; Compensating errors; Modeling uncertainties; Photochemical modeling

Indexed keywords

AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; EXHAUST GAS; MODEL; PHOTOCHEMICAL SMOG; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAFFIC; UNITED STATES;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GAS EMISSIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NITROGEN OXIDES; OZONE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ALTERNATIVE BASE CASES; COMPENSATING ERRORS; MODELING UNCERTAINTIES;

PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS;

EMISSION CONTROL; OZONE; PHOTOCHEMICAL MODEL; URBAN AIRSHED MODEL;

USA, CALIFORNIA;

EID: 0029663332     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/1352-2310(95)00277-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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