Simulation of Mexico City plumes during the MIRAGE-Mex field campaign using the WRF-Chem model

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 9, Issue 14, 2009, Pages 4621-4638

  Tie, X ^a   Madronich, S ^a   Li, G ^b,c   Ying, Z ^a,d   Weinheimer, A ^a   Apel, E ^a   Campos, T ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b MOLINA CENTER FOR ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (United States)

^c Texas A and M ^*  (United States)

^d YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC PLUME; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; CARBON MONOXIDE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); MIXING RATIO; NITROGEN OXIDES; NUMERICAL MODEL; OUTFLOW; OZONE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; TROPOSPHERE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

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

EID: 70849089997     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-9-4621-2009     Document Type: Article

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