Influence of meteorological conditions on summer ozone levels in the central Kanto area of Japan

Procedia Environmental Sciences

Volumn 4, Issue , 2011, Pages 138-150

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

^a INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (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; Sea breeze; Urban heat island; Weather pattern

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DEPOSITION; NUMERICAL MODELS; RURAL AREAS; URBAN TRANSPORTATION;

CMAQ; PROCESS ANALYSIS; SEA BREEZE; URBAN HEAT ISLAND; WEATHER PATTERNS;

OZONE;

EID: 79955413087     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18780296     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.proenv.2011.03.017     Document Type: Conference Paper

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