Surface ozone at a coastal suburban site in 2009 and 2010: Relationships to chemical and meteorological processes

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 117, Issue 5, 2012, Pages

  Martins, D K ^a   Stauffer, R M ^a   Thompson, A M ^a   Knepp, T N ^b   Pippin, M ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; FORECASTING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

CLOUD COVER; HAMPTON; METEOROLOGICAL MEASUREMENTS; METEOROLOGICAL PARAMETERS; MULTILINEAR REGRESSION MODEL; OPERATIONAL FORECASTS; SEA BREEZE; SEA BREEZE EVENTS; SEA-BREEZE FRONTS; SUBURBAN SITES; SURFACE OZONE; U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; URBAN AREAS; VIRGINIA;

OZONE;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; BOUNDARY LAYER; COASTAL ZONE; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; METEOROLOGY; MIXING RATIO; OZONE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEA BREEZE; SUBURBAN AREA; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS; URBAN ATMOSPHERE;

HAMPTON; UNITED STATES; VIRGINIA;

EID: 84858429152     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JD016828     Document Type: Article

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