NMOC, ozone, and organic aerosol in the southeastern United States, 1999-2007: 2. Ozone trends and sensitivity to NMOC emissions in Atlanta, Georgia

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 44, Issue 38, 2010, Pages 4840-4849

  Blanchard, C L ^a   Hidy, G M ^b   Tanenbaum, S ^a  

^a Envair   (United States)

^b Envair/Aerochem   (United States)

Author keywords

Nonmethane organic compounds; Ozone; SEARCH network; Southeastern United States

Indexed keywords

AREA-WIDE; ATLANTA; GEORGIA; LOCAL INFLUENCE; MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES; MASS MOVEMENT; METEOROLOGICAL FACTORS; NON-LINEAR; NONMETHANE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC AEROSOL; OZONE TRENDS; RECIRCULATIONS; RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; SEARCH NETWORK; SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES; STATISTICAL MODELS; SURFACE TEMPERATURES; SURFACE WIND SPEED;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; METHANE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROGEN OXIDES; ORGANIC CARBON; OZONE;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS);

NITROGEN OXIDE; NONMETHANE ORGANIC COMPOUND; ORGANIC COMPOUND; OZONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AIR MASS; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DATA SET; EMISSION INVENTORY; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; NITROGEN OXIDES; NONMETHANE HYDROCARBON; NUMERICAL MODEL; OZONE; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SURFACE TEMPERATURE; URBAN ATMOSPHERE;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR QUALITY; AIR TEMPERATURE; ARTICLE; HUMIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; WIND;

ATLANTA; GEORGIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77958183708     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2010.07.030     Document Type: Article

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