Correlation between light intensity and ozone formation for photochemical smog in urban air of Seoul

Aerosol and Air Quality Research

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 540-549

  Lee, Seung Bok ^a,b   Bae, Gwi Nam ^a   Lee, Young Mee ^a   Moon, Kil Choo ^a   Choi, Mansoo ^b  

^a Korea Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Light intensity; Ozone production rate; Photooxidation; Twin smog chambers; Urban air

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT AIR; AMBIENT AIR CONDITIONS; DRY WEATHERS; KEY PARAMETERS; LIGHT INTENSITY; OZONE CONCENTRATION; OZONE FORMATION; OZONE PRODUCTION; OZONE PRODUCTION RATE; PHOTOCHEMICAL SMOG; POWER FUNCTIONS; SMOG CHAMBERS; URBAN AIR;

AIR POLLUTION; IRRADIATION; PHOTOOXIDATION; SMOKE;

OZONE;

AMBIENT AIR; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); LIGHT INTENSITY; OZONE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; RADIATION BALANCE; SMOG; URBAN ATMOSPHERE; WEATHER;

SEOUL [SEOUL (ADS)]; SEOUL [SOUTH KOREA]; SOUTH KOREA;

EID: 78149240345     PISSN: 16808584     EISSN: 20711409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2010.05.0036     Document Type: Article

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