Lagrangian sampling of 3-D air quality model results for regional transport contributions to sulfate aerosol concentrations at Baltimore, MD, in summer 2004

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 43, Issue 20, 2009, Pages 3275-3288

  Fairlie, T Duncan ^a   Szykman, James ^b   Gilliland, Alice ^b   Bradley Pierce, R ^c   Kittaka, Chieko ^d   Weber, Stephanie ^e   Engel Cox, Jill ^e   Rogers, Raymond R ^d   Tikvart, Joe ^b   Scheffe, Rich ^b   Dimmick, Fred ^b  

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^d SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

^e BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Air quality; CAIR; CMAQ; MODIS; Particulate matter; Satellite; Source apportionment modeling; Sulfate

Indexed keywords

CAIR; CMAQ; MODIS; PARTICULATE MATTER; SOURCE APPORTIONMENT MODELING; SULFATE;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; RIVER POLLUTION; SATELLITES; SPECTROMETERS; SULFUR; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

AIR QUALITY;

SULFATE; SULFUR;

AEROSOL; AIR QUALITY; BOUNDARY LAYER; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; LAGRANGIAN ANALYSIS; SAMPLING; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

AEROSOL; AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SIMULATION; UNITED STATES;

BALTIMORE; MARYLAND; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 65649131268     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2009.02.026     Document Type: Article

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