Understanding of the formation mechanisms of ozone and particulate matter at a fine scale over the southeastern U.S.: Process analyses and responses to future-year emissions

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 74, Issue , 2013, Pages 259-276

  Liu, Xiao Huan ^a,b   Zhang, Yang ^b  

^a OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical regime indicators; CMAQ; Future year air quality; O3; PM2.5; Process analysis

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REGIMES; CMAQ; COMMUNITY MULTI-SCALE AIR QUALITIES; HORIZONTAL TRANSPORT; METEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION; MODEL PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS; PHOTOCHEMICAL INDICATORS; PROCESS ANALYSIS;

AIR QUALITY; EMISSION CONTROL; INDICATORS (CHEMICAL); LANDFORMS; OZONE; SULFUR DIOXIDE; URBAN GROWTH; VISIBILITY;

URBAN TRANSPORTATION;

NITRIC OXIDE; NITROGEN; OZONE;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; COASTAL ZONE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DRY DEPOSITION; EMISSION CONTROL; MIXING RATIO; OZONE; PARTICULATE MATTER; RURAL AREA; URBAN AREA; URBAN POLLUTION; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DRY DEPOSITION; NITROGEN DEPOSITION; PARTICULATE MATTER; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PRECURSOR; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SEASHORE; SIMULATION; TITRIMETRY; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

GEORGIA; NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84877042944     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2013.03.057     Document Type: Article

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