Convective venting and surface ozone in Houston during TexAQS 2006

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 115, Issue 16, 2010, Pages

  Langford, A O ^a   Tucker, S C ^a,b   Senff, C J ^a,b   Banta, R M ^a   Brewer, W A ^a   Alvarez, R J ^a   Hardesty, R M ^a   Lerner, B M ^a,b   Williams, E J ^a,b  

^a EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; CLOUDS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); NATURAL CONVECTION; OPTICAL RADAR; OZONE; SHIPS; THUNDERSTORMS;

AIR MASS; AIR QUALITY MODELS; AIRBORNE LIDAR MEASUREMENTS; BACKGROUND CONCENTRATION; CAPPING LAYER; CONVECTIVE MIXING; DEEP CONVECTION; DOPPLER LIDAR MEASUREMENTS; FAIR WEATHER CUMULI; GROUND BASED MEASUREMENT; HOUSTON; LOCAL PRODUCTION; MEAN CONCENTRATIONS; NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICES; OZONE CONCENTRATION; SHALLOW CONVECTION; SHIP CHANNELS; SURFACE OZONE; VERTICAL MIXING;

OZONE LAYER;

AIR MASS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONVECTIVE BOUNDARY LAYER; DOPPLER LIDAR; OZONE; RADIOSONDE; THUNDERSTORM; TROPOSPHERE; VENTING; VERTICAL MIXING;

GALVESTON BAY; HOUSTON; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77956219068     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JD013301     Document Type: Article

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