An evaluation of the interaction of morning residual layer and afternoon mixed layer ozone in Houston using ozonesonde data

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 44, Issue 33, 2010, Pages 4024-4034

  Morris, Gary A ^a   Ford, Bonne ^b   Rappenglück, Bernhard ^c   Thompson, Anne M ^d   Mefferd, Ashley ^e   Ngan, Fong ^c   Lefer, Barry ^c  

^a VALPARAISO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Engineering Research Center and Hydraulics Laboratory   (United States)

^c University of Houston   (United States)

^d PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Boundary layer; Houston; Ozone; Ozonesondes; Pollution; Residual layer; TexAQS II

Indexed keywords

HOUSTON; INTERCONTINENTAL TRANSPORT; LAUNCH SEQUENCE; MIXED LAYER; OZONE CONCENTRATION; OZONESONDES; RESIDUAL LAYERS; TEXAQS II; TROPOSPHERIC OZONE;

AIR QUALITY; BOUNDARY LAYERS; LAUNCHING; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; OZONE; POLLUTION;

OZONE LAYER;

OZONE;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BOUNDARY LAYER; METROPOLITAN AREA; OZONE;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; HUMIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLAR CYCLE; UNITED STATES;

HOUSTON; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 76249107124     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2009.06.057     Document Type: Article

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