Impact of an updated carbon bond mechanism on predictions from the CMAQ modeling system: Preliminary assessment

Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 3-14

  Sarwar, Golam ^a   Luecken, Deborah ^a   Yarwood, Greg ^b   Whitten, Gary Z ^c   Carter, William P L ^d  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b ENVIRON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

^c Smog Reyes   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FORMALDEHYDE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ORGANIC CARBON; OZONE;

ACID DEPOSITION; CARBON BOND MECHANISM; PARTICULATE FORMATION;

AIR QUALITY;

AEROSOL; AIR QUALITY; FORMALDEHYDE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MODELING; ORGANIC CARBON; OZONE;

EID: 40449114197     PISSN: 15588424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2007JAMC1393.1     Document Type: Article

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