Development of a computationally efficient, reactive subgrid-scale plume model and the impact in the northeastern United States using increasing levels of chemical detail

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 101, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 16737-16744

  Kumar, Naresh ^a,b   Russell, Armistead G ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SONOMA TECHNOLOGY INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMISSIONS; PLUMES;

AIR QUALITY; EMISSION SOURCE; NITRIC OXIDE; PLUME MODEL; POWER PLANT; URBAN/REGIONAL MULTISCALE MODEL;

USA;

EID: 6144276329     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96jd01372     Document Type: Article

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