Influence of lateral and top boundary conditions on regional air quality prediction: A multiscale study coupling regional and global chemical transport models

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 112, Issue 10, 2007, Pages

  Tang, Youhua ^a,b   Carmichael, Gregory R ^a   Thongboonchoo, Narisara ^a   Chai, Tianfeng ^a   Horowitz, Larry W ^c   Pierce, Robert B ^d   Al Saadi, Jassim A ^d   Pfister, Gabriele ^e   Vukovich, Jeffrey M ^f   Avery, Melody A ^d   Sachse, Glen W ^d   Ryerson, Thomas B ^g   Holloway, John S ^g   Atlas, Elliot L ^h   Flocke, Frank M ^e   Weber, Rodney J ⁱ   Huey, L Gregory ⁱ   Dibb, Jack E ^j   Streets, David G ^k   Brune, William H ^l  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER   (United States)

^c NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^d NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^e NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^g EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

ⁱ GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^k ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^l PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OZONE; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

AIR QUALITY; AIRBORNE SURVEY; BOUNDARY CONDITION; CARBON MONOXIDE; NUMERICAL MODEL; OZONE;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34547571817     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JD007515     Document Type: Article

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