Sensitivity of ozone concentrations to diurnal variations of surface emissions in Mexico City: A WRF/Chem modeling study

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 851-859

  Ying, Zhuming ^a   Tie, Xuexi ^b   Li, Guohui ^c  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c Texas A and M ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Diurnal variation; Emissions; Mexico City; Ozone; WRF Chem

Indexed keywords

DIURNAL VARIATION; EMISSION PEAKS; EMISSIONS; MEXICO CITY; MODELING STUDIES; OZONE CONCENTRATIONS; SHIFTING EMISSIONS; SURFACE AIRS; SURFACE EMISSIONS; TOTAL EMISSIONS; VOC EMISSIONS; WRF/CHEM;

AIR QUALITY; GASES; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROGEN OXIDES; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; OZONE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

AIR POLLUTION;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DIURNAL VARIATION; NITROGEN OXIDES; OZONE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

FEDERAL DISTRICT [MEXICO]; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; MEXICO CITY; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 58049211810     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2008.10.044     Document Type: Article

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