Analyses of the ozone weekend effect in Tokyo, Japan: Regime of oxidant (O 3 + NO 2) production

Aerosol and Air Quality Research

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 161-168

  Sadanaga, Yasuhiro ^a   Sengen, Mitsuyo ^a   Takenaka, Norimichi ^a   Bandow, Hiroshi ^a  

^a Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

Author keywords

Nitrogen oxides; Non methane hydrocarbons; Ozone production regime; Ozone weekend effect

Indexed keywords

NON-METHANE HYDROCARBONS; OZONE PRODUCTION; OZONE PRODUCTION REGIME; OZONE WEEKEND EFFECT; OZONE WEEKEND EFFECTS; PHOTOCHEMICAL OZONE; TOKYO , JAPAN;

METHANE; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; OZONE;

NITROGEN OXIDES;

AIR QUALITY; CAPITAL CITY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); NITROGEN OXIDES; NONMETHANE HYDROCARBON; OZONE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; SEASONALITY;

HONSHU; JAPAN; KANTO; TOKYO [KANTO];

EID: 84857948951     PISSN: 16808584     EISSN: 20711409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2011.07.0102     Document Type: Article

References (22)

1. Atkinson-Palombo, C.A., Miller, J.A. and Balling Jr., R.C. (2006). Quantifying the Ozone "Weekend Effect" at Various Locations in Phoenix, Arizona. Atmos. Environ. 40: 7644-7658.
2. Bronnimann, S. and Neu, U. (1997). Weekend-weekday Differences of near-surface Ozone Concentrations in Switzerland for Different Meteorological Conditions. Atmos. Environ. 31: 1127-1135.
3. California Air Resources Board (CARB) (2001). The Ozone Weekend Effect in California, Executive Summary. http://www.arb.ca.gov/aqd/weekendeffect/arb-final/webexecutive-summary.pdf.
4. 3 Photochemical Steady State. Atmos. Environ. 32: 3353-3365.
5. Chou, C.C.K., Liu, S.C., Lin, C.Y., Shiu, C.J. and Chang, K.H. (2006). The Trend of Surface Ozone in Taipei, Taiwan, and its Causes: Implications for Ozone Control Strategies. Atmos. Environ. 40: 3898-3908.
6. Hauglustaine, D.A., Madronich, S., Ridley, B.A., Walega, J.G., Cantrell, C.A., Shetter, R.E. and Hübler, G. (1996). Observed and Model-calculated Photostationary State at Mauna Loa Observatory during MLOPEX2. J. Geophys. Res. 101: 14681-14696.
7. Heath, R.L., Lefohn, A.S. and Musselman, R.C. (2009). Temporal Processes that Contribute to Nonlinearity in Vegetation Responses to Ozone Exposure and Dose. Atmos. Environ. 43: 2919-2928.
8. Ho, W.C., Hartley, W.R., Myers, L., Lin, M.H., Lin, Y.S., Lien, C.H. and Lin, R.S. (2007). Air Pollution, Weather, and Associated Risk Factors Related to Asthma Prevalence and Attack Rate. Environ. Res. 104: 402-409.
9. x Reduction on Long-term Ozone Trends in an Urban Atmosphere. Sci. Total Environ. 379: 46-55.
10. 2) Production. J. Geophys. Res. 113: D06301, doi: 10.1029/2007JD008761.
11. Karakatsani, A., Kapitsimadis, F., Pipikou, M., Chalbot, M.C., Kavouras, I.G., Orphanidou, D., Papiris, S. and Katsouyanni, K. (2010). Ambient Air Pollution and Respiratory Health Effects in Mail Carriers. Environ. Res. 110: 278-285.
12. x in the Urban Atmosphere in Japan. Atmos. Environ. 40: 3230-3239.
13. y) as an Indicator of the Sensitivity of Ozone to Reductions in Hydrocarbons and NOx Emissions. J. Geophys. Res. 99: 3533-3542.
14. Neidell, M. and Kinney, P.L. (2010). Estimates of the Association between Ozone and Asthma Hospitalizations that Account for Behavioral Responses to Air Quality Information. Environ. Sci. Policy 13: 97-103.
15. Sadanaga, Y., Yoshino, A., Kato, S. and Kajii, Y. (2005). Measurements of OH Reactivity and Photochemical Ozone Production in the Urban Atmosphere. Environ. Sci. Technol. 39: 8847-8852.
16. Sadanaga, Y., Shibata, S., Hamana, M., Takenaka, N. and Bandow, H. (2008). Weekday/Weekend Difference of Ozone and its Precursors in Urban Areas of Japan, Focusing on Nitrogen Oxides and Hydrocarbons. Atmos. Environ. 42: 4708-4723.
17. x and Hydrocarbons in Urban and Polluted Rural Environments. Atmos. Environ. 33: 1821-1845.
18. 3 during 1986-2007. Atmos. Chem. Phys. 8: 5313-5325.
19. x Production Rates in the Nashville Urban Plume. J. Geophys. Res. 107: 4146, doi: 10.1029/2001JD000932.
20. Tokyo Metropolitan Government (2005). Final Report of Committee on Photochemical Oxidant Control, Tokyo, p. 1-78 (in Japanese).
21. Tonse, S.R., Brown, N.J., Harley, R.A. and Jin, L. (2008). A Process-analysis Based Study of the Ozone Weekend Effect. Atmos. Environ. 42: 7728-7736.
22. Watanabe, M., Matsuo, N., Yamaguchi, M., Matsumura, H., Kohno, Y. and Izuta, T. (2010). Risk Assessment of Ozone Impact on the Carbon Absorption of Japanese Representative Conifers. Eur. J. Forest Res. 129: 421-430.