Effects of NOx control and plume mixing on nighttime chemical processing of plumes from coal-fired power plants

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 117, Issue 7, 2012, Pages

  Brown, Steven S ^a   Dubé, William P ^a,b   Karamchandani, Prakash ^c   Yarwood, Greg ^c   Peischl, Jeff ^a,b   Ryerson, Thomas B ^a   Neuman, J Andrew ^a,b   Nowak, John B ^a,b   Holloway, John S ^a,b   Washenfelder, Rebecca A ^a,b   Brock, Charles A ^a   Frost, Gregory J ^a,b   Trainer, Michael ^a   Parrish, David D ^a   Fehsenfeld, Frederick C ^a,b   Ravishankara, A R ^a  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c ENVIRON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT CONTROL; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; COAL; ELECTRIC POWER PLANTS; FACTOR ANALYSIS; FOSSIL FUEL POWER PLANTS; MIXING; NITROGEN OXIDES; OXIDATION; OZONE;

BACKGROUND OZONES; CHEMICAL PROCESSING; COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT; CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES; EMISSIONS CONTROL; HOUSTON; LINEAR REDUCTION; NITROGEN SPECIES; OXIDATION RATES; OXIDES OF NITROGEN; OZONE PRODUCTION; PLUME MODEL; SPATIAL EXTENT;

REDUCTION;

AIRCRAFT; AMBIENT AIR; ATMOSPHERIC PLUME; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT; DARK; DECADAL VARIATION; INSTALLATION; MIXING; NITROGEN OXIDES; OXIDATION; OZONE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84859716640     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JD016954     Document Type: Article

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