Enhancement and evaluation of the AIRPACT ozone and PM2.5 forecast system for the Pacific Northwest

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 113, Issue 14, 2008, Pages

  Chen, Jack ^a,c   Vaughan, Joe ^a,e   Avise, Jeremy ^a,d   O'Neill, Susan ^b   Lamb, Brian ^a,e  

^a Washington State University   (United States)

^b USDA NRCS   (United States)

^c NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^d CALIFORNIA AIR RESOURCES BOARD   (United States)

^e WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; AMMONIA; DAIRIES; OZONE;

AIR QUALITY FORECASTS; AMMONIA EMISSIONS; ANTHROPOGENIC AND BIOGENIC EMISSIONS; COMPONENT CONCENTRATION; EMISSION PROCESSING; EULERIAN; FINE PARTICULATE MATTER; FIRE EVENT; FORECAST SYSTEMS; MEASUREMENT DATA; MODEL FRAMEWORK; MODELING SYSTEMS; NEW SYSTEM; PACIFIC NORTHWEST; POLLUTANT SPECIES; POLLUTION IMPACT; PUBLIC ACCESS; RURAL REGIONS; SENSITIVITY STUDIES; WASHINGTON;

FORECASTING;

AIR QUALITY; AMMONIA; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; FIRE; FORECASTING METHOD; OZONE; PARTICULATE MATTER; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY);

NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC NORTHWEST;

EID: 49449098306     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JD009554     Document Type: Article

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