PAH concentrations simulated with the AURAMS-PAH chemical transport model over Canada and the USA

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 4065-4077

  Galarneau, E ^a   Makar, P A ^a   Zheng, Q ^a   Narayan, J ^a   Zhang, J ^a   Moran, M D ^a   Bari, M A ^a,b   Pathela, S ^a,c   Chen, A ^a,c   Chlumsky, R ^a,d  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EMISSION; EULERIAN ANALYSIS; PAH; SIMULATION; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; URBAN AREA;

CANADA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84899064189     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-14-4065-2014     Document Type: Article

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