Lagrangian modelling of plume chemistry for secondary pollutants in large industrial plumes

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 415-427

  Middleton, D R ^a   Jones, A R ^a   Redington, A L ^a   Thomson, D J ^a   Sokhi, R S ^b   Luhana, L ^b   Fisher, B E A ^c  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^c ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Background pollutant; Hydrocarbons; Inhomogeneous mixing; Janssen; Nitrogen dioxide; Ozone

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; BOILERS; HEATING FURNACES; HYDROCARBONS; LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; NITROGEN OXIDES; OZONE;

BACKGROUND POLLUTANTS; INHOMOGENEOUS MIXING; JANSSEN; NITROGEN DIOXIDE;

THERMAL PLUMES;

FOSSIL FUEL; HYDROCARBON; NITROGEN OXIDE; OZONE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CHEMISTRY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); INDUSTRIAL EMISSION; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; PLUME;

AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; BOILER; ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; FURNACE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTOLYSIS; PLUME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; SUNLIGHT; TITRIMETRY; UNITED KINGDOM;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 38049057821     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2007.09.056     Document Type: Article

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