Photochemical model performance for PM2.5 sulfate, nitrate, ammonium, and precursor species SO2, HNO3, and NH3 at background monitor locations in the central and eastern United States

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 41, Issue 29, 2007, Pages 6185-6195

  Baker, Kirk ^a,b   Scheff, Peter ^b  

^a Lake Michigan Air Directors Consortium   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Nitric acid; Photochemical model; PM2.5; Regional air quality; Sulfur dioxide

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; NITRATES; NITRIC ACID; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

PHOTOCHEMICAL MODEL; PM2.5; PREMATURE DEATH; REGIONAL AIR QUALITY;

PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

AMMONIA; AMMONIUM NITRATE; AMMONIUM SULFATE; BICARBONATE; NITRIC ACID; NITRITE; NITROGEN OXIDE; SULFATE; SULFIDE; SULFUR OXIDE;

AIR QUALITY; AMBIENT AIR; AMMONIA; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; HEALTH IMPACT; NITRIC ACID; PARTICULATE MATTER; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; POLLUTION MONITORING; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AIR MONITOR; AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL MODEL; PARTICULATE MATTER; PERFORMANCE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUMMER; UNITED STATES; VISIBILITY;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34547935197     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2007.04.006     Document Type: Article

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