Comparative evaluation of the impact of WRF/NMM and WRF/ARW meteorology on CMAQ simulations for PM 2.5 and its related precursors during the 2006 TexAQS/GoMACCS study

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 4091-4106

  Yu, S ^a   Mathur, R ^a   Pleim, J ^a   Pouliot, G ^a   Wong, D ^a   Eder, B ^a   Schere, K ^a   Gilliam, R ^a   Rao, S T ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETALDEHYDE; AIRBORNE SURVEY; AMMONIUM; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ISOPRENE; PARTICULATE MATTER; SULFUR DIOXIDE; SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TOLUENE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84860781694     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-12-4091-2012     Document Type: Article

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