Diagnostic air quality model evaluation of source-specific primary and secondary fine particulate carbon

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 464-473

  Napelenok, Sergey L ^a   Simon, Heather ^a   Bhave, Prakash V ^a   Pye, Havala O T ^a   Pouliot, George A ^a   Sheesley, Rebecca J ^b   Schauer, James J ^c  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; CARBON; ISOPRENE; QUALITY ASSURANCE;

AIR QUALITY MODELING; COMMUNITY MULTI-SCALE AIR QUALITIES; COMPENSATING ERRORS; FINE PARTICULATE MATTER; INDEPENDENT SOURCES; MEASUREMENT LOCATIONS; ORGANIC AND ELEMENTAL CARBON; SECONDARY ORGANIC AEROSOLS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

CARBON; ISOPRENE; SESQUITERPENE; TERPENE; AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTANT; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PARTICULATE MATTER;

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; AIR QUALITY; AMBIENT AIR; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOMASS BURNING; CARBON EMISSION; COMBUSTION; PREDICTION; TRACER;

AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; COMBUSTION; PROCESS MODEL; SECONDARY ORGANIC AEROSOL; UNITED STATES; AEROSOL; AIR; AIR POLLUTANT; ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PARTICULATE MATTER; PROCEDURES; SEASON; STANDARDS; THEORETICAL MODEL;

MIDWEST; UNITED STATES;

AEROSOLS; AIR; AIR POLLUTANTS; BIOMASS; CARBON; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; MODELS, THEORETICAL; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PARTICULATE MATTER; SEASONS;

EID: 84891782346     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es403304w     Document Type: Article

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