Evaluation of air quality models for the simulation of a high ozone episode in the Houston metropolitan area

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 837-853

  Byun, Daewon W ^a   Kim, Soon Tae ^a   Kim, Seung Bum ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Air quality model evaluation; Emissions uncertainty; Ground level ozone; Highly reactive volatile organic compounds; Vertical mixing

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; OZONE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS; COMMUNITY MULTISCALE AIR QUALITY (CMAQ); EMISSIONS UNCERTAINTY; GROUND LEVEL OZONE; VERTICAL MIXING;

AIR QUALITY;

CARBON; ETHYLENE; FORMALDEHYDE; HIGHLY REACTIVE VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; ISOPRENE; NITROGEN OXIDE; OZONE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; METROPOLITAN AREA; OZONE; SIMULATION; VERTICAL MIXING; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR QUALITY; AIR QUALITY STANDARD; AIRCRAFT; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DIFFUSION; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; COMMUNITY MULTISCALE AIR QUALITY MODEL; COMPREHENSIVE AIR QUALITY MODEL WITH EXTENSIONS; EVALUATION; MODEL; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; UNITED STATES; WIND;

BRAZORIA COUNTY; GALVESTON; HOUSTON; NORTH AMERICA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33845618126     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2006.08.038     Document Type: Article

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