Sensitivity of ozone concentrations to VOC and NO(x) emissions in the Canadian Lower Fraser Valley

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 627-638

  Jiang, Weimin ^a   Singleton, Donald L ^a   Hedley, Mark ^a   McLaren, Robert ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Emissions; Photochemical modelling; Sensitivity; Smog

Indexed keywords

GASOLINE; NITROGEN OXIDE; OZONE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; XYLENE;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CANADA; PHOTOCHEMICAL SMOG; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CALGRID; EMISSION; NITROGEN OXIDE; PHOTOCHEMICAL MODEL; SAPRC90; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SMOG; VOC;

CANADA, BRITISH COLUMBIA, FRASER VALLEY;

AIR POLLUTION; AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; CALCULATIONS; NITROGEN OXIDES; OZONE; PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS; REACTION KINETICS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

SMOG;

OZONE LAYER;

EID: 0031060860     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-2310(96)00172-0     Document Type: Article

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