Ozone production efficiency and NOx depletion in an urban plume: Interpretation of field observations and implications for evaluating O3-NOx-VOC sensitivity

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 108, Issue 14, 2003, Pages

  Zaveri, Rahul A ^a   Berkowitz, Carl M ^a   Kleinman, Lawrence I ^b   Springston, Stephen R ^b   Doskey, Paul V ^c   Lonneman, William A ^d   Spicer, Chester W ^e  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^e BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Aircraft measurements; Lagrangian modeling

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PLUME; MODELING; NITROGEN OXIDES; OZONE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

EID: 0742322849     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002jd003144     Document Type: Article

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