Evaluation of real-time PM2.5 forecasts and process analysis for PM2.5 formation over the eastern United States using the Eta-CMAQ forecast model during the 2004 ICARTT study

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 113, Issue 6, 2008, Pages

  Yu, Shaocai ^a,b,c   Mathur, Rohit ^a,b   Schere, Kenneth ^a,b   Kang, Daiwen ^a,b,c   Pleim, Jonathan ^a,b   Young, Jeffrey ^a,b   Tong, Daniel ^a,b,c   Pouliot, George ^a,b   McKeen, Stuart A ^d,e   Rao, S T ^a,b  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION   (United States)

^d EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); STATISTICAL METHODS; TRACE ELEMENTS;

AEROSOL FORMATION; AIR QUALITY; AIRBORNE SURVEY; FORECASTING METHOD; MODELING; PARTICULATE MATTER; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 49349107749     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JD009226     Document Type: Article

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