Characterization of NOx, SO2, ethene, and propene from industrial emission sources in Houston, Texas

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 115, Issue 16, 2010, Pages

  Washenfelder, R A ^a,b   Trainer, M ^b   Frost, G J ^a,b   Ryerson, T B ^b   Atlas, E L ^c   De Gouw, J A ^a,b   Flocke, F M ^d   Fried, A ^d   Holloway, J S ^a,b   Parrish, D D ^b   Peischl, J ^a,b   Richter, D ^d   Schauffler, S M ^d   Walega, J G ^d   Warneke, C ^a,b   Weibring, P ^d   Zheng, W ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; ALDEHYDES; ETHYLENE; INDUSTRY; KETONES; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROGEN OXIDES; OZONE; PARAFFINS; PETROCHEMICALS; PROPYLENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EMISSION INVENTORIES; EMISSION RATIO; HOUSTON; HOUSTON , TEXAS; HYDROCARBON EMISSION; INDUSTRIAL SOURCES; MIXING RATIOS; OH REACTIVITY; ORGANIC SPECIES; OZONE FORMATION; OZONE PRODUCTION; PEROXYACETYL NITRATES; PETROCHEMICAL FACILITY; TIME EVOLUTIONS; URBAN AREAS;

INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS;

AIR QUALITY; ALDEHYDE; ALKENE; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CARBON DIOXIDE; HYDROCARBON; HYDROXIDE; INDUSTRIAL EMISSION; KETONE; MEASUREMENT METHOD; NITROGEN OXIDES; OXIDATION; OZONE; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; POLLUTANT SOURCE; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY); SULFUR DIOXIDE; URBAN AREA; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77956276500     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JD013645     Document Type: Article

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