Using a photochemical index to discuss the ozone formation and estimate hydroxyl concentration at downwind area

Aerosol and Air Quality Research

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 441-452

  Tseng, Kuo Hsin ^a   Wang, Jia Lin ^b   Kuo, Pei Hsuan ^a   Tsuang, Ben Jei ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Backward trajectory; OH concentration; Photochemical index; Volatile organic compounds

Indexed keywords

BACKWARD TRAJECTORY; HYDROXYL CONCENTRATIONS; INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES; KINETIC EQUATIONS; MOUNTAINOUS AREA; OH CONCENTRATION; OZONE CONCENTRATION; OZONE EPISODES; OZONE FORMATION; OZONE PRECURSORS; P-XYLENE; PHOTOCHEMICAL ASSESSMENT MONITORING STATIONS; TRAJECTORY MODELS;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; OZONE; PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; XYLENE;

PHOTOCHEMICAL FORMING;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; DIURNAL VARIATION; HYDROXYL RADICAL; INDUSTRIAL EMISSION; MOUNTAIN REGION; OZONE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; REACTION KINETICS; SPECTRAL RESOLUTION; TRAFFIC EMISSION; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

TAIWAN;

EID: 77952868251     PISSN: 16808584     EISSN: 20711409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2009.05.0026     Document Type: Article

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