On the formation of an elevated ozone peak in Mexico City

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 34, Issue 24, 2000, Pages 4097-4102

  Raga, G B ^a   Raga, A C ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Light absorbing particles; Mexico City; Photochemistry; Vertical profiles of actinic fluxes

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OZONE; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS; RESEARCH AIRCRAFT; SOLAR RADIATION; TURBULENT FLOW;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION;

AIR POLLUTION;

OZONE;

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; MIXED LAYER; OZONE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY;

AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTION; AIRCRAFT; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DIFFUSION; CHEMICAL REACTION; MEXICO; OZONE LAYER; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTOOXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLAR RADIATION;

MEXICO; MEXICO CITY;

EID: 0034238171     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-2310(00)00070-4     Document Type: Article

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