Photochemical modeling in California with two chemical mechanisms: Model intercomparison and response to emission reductions

Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 559-572

  Cai, Chenxia ^a   Kelly, James T ^a   Avise, Jeremy C ^a   Kaduwela, Ajith P ^a,b   Stockwell, William R ^c  

^a CALIFORNIA AIR RESOURCES BOARD   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c HOWARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR NAVIGATION; AIR QUALITY; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; NITROGEN OXIDES; OZONE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

AIR QUALITY MODELS; COMMUNITY MULTI-SCALE AIR QUALITIES; EMISSION REDUCTION; MODEL INTER COMPARISONS; PHOTOCHEMICAL MODELING; SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA; U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND (VOC);

QUALITY CONTROL;

NITROGEN OXIDE; OZONE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; EXHAUST GAS; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; AIR; AIR POLLUTANT; CHEMICAL MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EXPOSURE; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; PHOTOCHEMICAL SMOG; STANDARD;

AIR; AIR POLLUTANTS; CALIFORNIA; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; MODELS, CHEMICAL; NITROGEN OXIDES; OXIDANTS, PHOTOCHEMICAL; OZONE; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY;

EID: 79959805375     PISSN: 10962247     EISSN: 21622906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3155/1047-3289.61.5.559     Document Type: Article

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