Airborne lidar measurements of ozone flux downwind of Houston and Dallas

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 115, Issue 20, 2010, Pages

  Senff, C J ^a,b   Alvarez II, R J ^b   Hardesty, R M ^b   Banta, R M ^b   Langford, A O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERICS; OPTICAL RADAR;

AIRBORNE LIDAR MEASUREMENTS; AREA-BASED; FIELD CAMPAIGN; FLOW CONDITION; HORIZONTAL FLUXES; HORIZONTAL WINDS; HOUSTON; LIDAR DATA; METROPOLITAN AREA; OZONE FLUX; OZONE LEVELS; OZONE PRODUCTION; OZONE STANDARDS; POLLUTION SOURCES; RADAR WIND PROFILERS; URBAN PLUMES; WIND DIRECTIONS;

OZONE;

AIR QUALITY; AIRCRAFT; LIDAR; METROPOLITAN AREA; OZONE; RADAR; WIND DIRECTION; WIND PROFILE; WIND VELOCITY;

DALLAS; HOUSTON; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78149318001     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JD013689     Document Type: Article

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