Model-3 Community Multiscale Air Quality (CMAQ) model aerosol component 2. Model evaluation

Journal of Geophysical Research D: Atmospheres

Volumn 108, Issue 6, 2003, Pages

  Mebust, Michelle R ^a   Eder, Brian K ^b   Binkowski, Francis S ^b   Roselle, Shawn J ^b  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b Natl Oceanic/Atmosph Admin   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerosol species; Air quality modeling; Model evaluation; Models 3 CMAQ; PM; Visibility

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL PROPERTY; AIR QUALITY; MIE THEORY; MODELING; VISIBILITY;

EID: 0347899466     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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