Dispersion of an urban photochemical plume in Phoenix metropolitan area

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 80, Issue , 2013, Pages 152-160

  Lee, Sang Mi ^a   Fernando, H J S ^b,c  

^a SOUTH COAST AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^c University of Notre Dame   (United States)

Author keywords

Active dispersion; CMAQ; Dispersion of an urban plume; Inert passive dispersion; MM5; Ozone; Photo oxidants

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY SIMULATION; CMAQ; MAXIMUM CONCENTRATIONS; MM5; OZONE AND ITS PRECURSORS; PHOENIX METROPOLITAN; PHOTO-OXIDANTS; URBAN PLUMES;

AIR QUALITY; PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS; POLLUTION;

OZONE;

OZONE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; ATMOSPHERIC PLUME; CARBON MONOXIDE; DISPERSION; HETEROGENEITY; METROPOLITAN AREA; NITROGEN OXIDES; OXIDANT; OZONE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; URBAN POLLUTION; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTOLYSIS; PHOTOOXIDATION; PLUME DISPERSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; TOPOGRAPHY; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

ARIZONA; PHOENIX; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84883045040     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2013.07.066     Document Type: Article

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