Process analysis of ozone formation under different weather conditions over the Kanto region of Japan using the MM5/CMAQ modelling system

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 44, Issue 35, 2010, Pages 4463-4473

  Khiem, Mai ^a   Ooka, Ryozo ^b   Hayami, Hiroshi ^c   Yoshikado, Hiroshi ^d   Huang, Hong ^e   Kawamoto, Yoichi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

^c CENTRAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ELECTRIC POWER INDUSTRY   (Japan)

^d SAITAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

CMAQ; MM5; Ozone; Process analysis; Weather patterns

Indexed keywords

ADVECTION PROCESS; ATMOSPHERIC PROCESS; CHEMICAL PROCESS; CMAQ; DIFFERENT WEATHERS; DRY DEPOSITION; FREQUENCY OF OCCURRENCES; FURTHER DEVELOPMENT; GROUND-LEVEL OZONE; LOCAL POLICIES; MM5; MM5/CMAQ; OZONE EPISODES; OZONE FORMATION; OZONE REMOVAL; OZONE-RICH AIR; PRESSURE PATTERNS; PROCESS ANALYSIS; SUMMER MONTHS; VERTICAL DIFFUSION; VERTICAL MIXING; WEATHER PATTERNS;

ADVECTION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL ENGINEERING; METEOROLOGY; RURAL AREAS;

OZONE;

OZONE;

ADVECTION; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY; DRY DEPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; OZONE; OZONE DEPLETION; POLICY MAKING; VERTICAL MIXING;

ADVECTION; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CMAQ MODEL; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DIFFUSION; DRY DEPOSITION; JAPAN; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS MODEL; RURAL AREA; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER; WEATHER;

HONSHU; JAPAN; KANTO;

EID: 77956794159     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2010.07.038     Document Type: Article

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