Observation and modeling of the evolution of Texas power plant plumes

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 455-468

  Zhou, W ^a   Cohan, D S ^a   Pinder, R W ^b   Neuman, J A ^c,d   Holloway, J S ^c,d   Peischl, J ^c,d   Ryerson, T B ^c   Nowak, J B ^c,d   Flocke, F ^e   Zheng, W G ^e  

^a Rice University   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^e NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; AIRBORNE SURVEY; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); INDUSTRIAL EMISSION; NITROGEN OXIDES; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; OXIDATION; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; POLLUTION MONITORING;

TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84855646538     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-12-455-2012     Document Type: Article

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