Evaluation of NO2 predictions by the plume volume molar ratio method (PVMRM) and ozone limiting method (OLM) in AERMOD using new field observations

Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

Volumn 63, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 844-854

  Hendrick, Elizabeth M ^a   Tino, Vincent R ^a   Hanna, Steven R ^b   Egan, Bruce A ^c  

^a Epsilon Associates Inc   (United States)

^b HANNA CONSULTANTS   (United States)

^c Egan Environmental Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; FORECASTING; MOLAR CONCENTRATION; MOLAR RATIO; OZONE; POLLUTION DETECTION; SMALL POWER PLANTS;

CONCENTRATION RATIO; FIELD OBSERVATIONS; METEOROLOGICAL MONITORING; METEOROLOGICAL VARIABLES; OPERATING PARAMETERS; POLLUTANT CONCENTRATION; RELATIVE DISPERSION; U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY;

NITROGEN OXIDES;

NITROUS OXIDE; OZONE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; NITROGEN OXIDE;

ARTICLE; DEFAULT MODE NETWORK; ECOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; EXHAUST GAS; FIELD EXPERIMENT; METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA; NITROGEN CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; OBSERVATION; OZONE LIMITING METHOD; PLUME; PLUME VOLUME MOLAR RATIO METHOD; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL POPULATION; AIR POLLUTANT; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EVALUATION; FACTUAL DATABASE; METHODOLOGY; THEORETICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES; WIND;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ALASKA; DATABASES, FACTUAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; NITROGEN OXIDES; OZONE; POWER PLANTS; WIND;

EID: 84881651033     PISSN: 10962247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10962247.2013.798599     Document Type: Article

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