Evaluation of the use of photochemical indicators to assess ozone-NOx-VOC sensitivity in the Southwestern Iberian Peninsula

Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 73-91

  Castell, Nuria ^a   Stein, Ariel F ^b   Mantilla, Enrique ^a   Salvador, Rosa ^a   Millán, Millán ^a  

^a FUNDACIÓN CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS AMBIENTALES DEL MEDITERRÁNEO CEAM   (Spain)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Air quality modeling; Complex industrial terrain; O3 NOx VOC sensitivity; Photochemical indicators

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN OXIDE; OZONE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; COMPLEX TERRAIN; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EMISSION INVENTORY; INDUSTRIAL EMISSION; NITROGEN OXIDES; OZONE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SMOG; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); PHOTOCHEMISTRY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

IBERIAN PENINSULA; SPAIN;

EID: 77953816425     PISSN: 01677764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10874-010-9158-x     Document Type: Article

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