Relationship between large-scale atmospheric states, subsidence, static stability and ground-level ozone in Illinois, USA

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 171, Issue 1-4, 2006, Pages 111-133

  Eshel, Gidon ^a   Bernstein, Joseph J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences ^*

Author keywords

Ozone; Subsidence

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; HEAT FLUX; HIGH PRESSURE EFFECTS; MOISTURE; OZONE; PROBABILITY; SUBSIDENCE; TROPOSPHERE;

BOUNDARY LAYER SUPPRESSION; BOUNDARY LAYER VENTILATION; HEAT BALANCE; MOIST CONVECTION;

AIR POLLUTION;

OZONE;

AIR POLLUTION; CLIMATOLOGY; HEAT FLUX; HIGH PRESSURE EFFECTS; MOISTURE; OZONE; PROBABILITY; SUBSIDENCE; TROPOSPHERE;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CLIMATOLOGY; COOLING; HEAT FLUX; HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM; OZONE; SUBSIDENCE; TROPOSPHERE; WESTERLY;

AIR CONDITIONING; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; CANADA; CLIMATE CHANGE; HEATING; HIGH TEMPERATURE; POLLUTION; SURFACE PROPERTY; TROPOSPHERE; UNITED STATES;

CANADA; ILLINOIS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33645826939     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: 15732932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11270-005-9021-x     Document Type: Article

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