Comparisons of WRF/Chem simulated O3 concentrations in Mexico City with ground-based RAMA measurements during the MILAGRO period

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 43, Issue 30, 2009, Pages 4622-4631

  Zhang, Yongxin ^a   Dubey, Manvendra K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Air quality; Mexico City; Ozone; WRF Chem

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DIURNAL CYCLE; EMISSIONS REDUCTION; GROUND BASED; MEGACITIES; MEXICO CITY; MEXICO CITY METROPOLITAN AREAS; ROOT-MEAN SQUARE ERRORS; TEMPORAL VARIATION; VOC EMISSIONS; WEATHER RESEARCH AND FORECASTING; WRF/CHEM;

AIR QUALITY; EMISSION CONTROL; LOCAL AREA NETWORKS; OZONE; REMOTE CONSOLES; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS);

OZONE;

AIR QUALITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIURNAL VARIATION; EMISSION CONTROL; METROPOLITAN AREA; OZONE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION PROCESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; MAGNITUDE ESTIMATION METHOD; MEXICO; POLLUTION MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SIMULATION;

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

EID: 68949161813     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2009.05.039     Document Type: Article

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