Examination of the impact of photoexcited NO2 chemistry on regional air quality

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 43, Issue 40, 2009, Pages 6383-6387

  Sarwar, Golam ^a   Pinder, Robert W ^a   Appel, K Wyat ^a   Mathur, Rohit ^a   Carlton, Annmarie G ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Air quality model; Excited NO2 chemistry; Hydroxyl radical; Nitrous acid; Ozone

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY MODEL; AIR QUALITY MODELS; COMMUNITY MULTI-SCALE AIR QUALITIES; CURRENT ESTIMATES; HYDROXYL RADICALS; LOS ANGELES; MODEL CALCULATIONS; MODEL PERFORMANCE; MODEL SIMULATION; NITROGEN DIOXIDES; NITROUS ACID; REGIONAL AIR QUALITY; SUMMER MONTHS; TROPOSPHERIC EMISSIONS;

AIR QUALITY; INORGANIC ACIDS; NITROGEN OXIDES; OZONE; SIMULATORS;

FUNCTIONAL GROUPS;

HYDROXYL RADICAL; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; NITROUS ACID; OZONE;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; HYDROXYL RADICAL; MODELING; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OZONE;

AIR QUALITY; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; COMPUTER PREDICTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUMMER; TROPOSPHERE; UNITED STATES;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70749146109     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2009.09.012     Document Type: Article

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