Importance of NOx control for peak ozone reduction in the Pearl River Delta region

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 118, Issue 16, 2013, Pages 9428-9443

  Li, Ying ^a   Lau, Alexis K H ^a,b   Fung, Jimmy C H ^a,b   Zheng, Junyu ^b,c   Liu, Shawchen ^d  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^b Pearl River Delta Atmospheric Environmental Research Joint Laboratory   (China)

^c SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^d RESEARCH CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; NITROGEN OXIDES; REDUCTION; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

METROPOLITAN REGIONS; MODEL SENSITIVITY; OZONE CONCENTRATION; PEAK OZONE CONCENTRATION; PEARL RIVER DELTA; PEARL RIVER DELTA REGION; REGIONAL AIR QUALITY; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND (VOC);

OZONE;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DIURNAL VARIATION; METROPOLITAN AREA; NITROGEN OXIDES; OZONE; POLLUTION CONTROL; SPATIAL VARIATION; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

CHINA; GUANGDONG; ZHUJIANG DELTA;

EID: 84885148196     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21698996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jgrd.50659     Document Type: Article

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