A Common Representative Intermediates (CRI) mechanism for VOC degradation. Part 2: Gas phase mechanism reduction

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 42, Issue 31, 2008, Pages 7196-7204

  Watson, L A ^a   Shallcross, D E ^a   Utembe, S R ^a   Jenkin, M E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Atmospheric Chemistry Services   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Degradation mechanisms; Emissions lumping; Mechanism reduction; Ozone modelling; Speciated VOC oxidation; Tropospheric chemistry

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC COMPOUNDS; CHEMISTRY; DEGRADATION; GASES; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; METHANE; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; OZONE; PHOTOCHEMICAL FORMING; REDUCTION; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ZEOLITES;

DEGRADATION MECHANISMS; EMISSIONS LUMPING; MECHANISM REDUCTION; OZONE MODELLING; SPECIATED VOC OXIDATION; TROPOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY;

MECHANISMS;

OZONE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; DEGRADATION; HUMAN ACTIVITY; OXIDATION; OZONE; REDUCTION; TROPOSPHERE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; COMMON REPRESENTATIVE INTERMEDIATES MECHANISM; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EVALUATION; GAS ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; PHOTOCHEMICAL EFFICIENCY; PHOTOCHEMICAL OZONE CREATION POTENTIAL INDEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REDUCTION; REFERENCE VALUE; SIMULATION; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 51549115024     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2008.07.034     Document Type: Article

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