Intercomparison of planetary boundary layer parameterization and its impacts on surface ozone concentration in the WRF/Chem model for a case study in houston/texas

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 96, Issue , 2014, Pages 175-185

  Cuchiara, G C ^a   Li, X ^a   Carvalho, J ^b   Rappengluck B ^a  

^a University of Houston   (United States)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Atmospheric modeling; PBL parameterization; Planetary boundary layer; WRF Chem

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; KINETICS; MIXING; OZONE;

ATMOSPHERIC MODEL; METEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION; NATIONAL AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARDS; PBL PARAMETERIZATION; PLANETARY BOUNDARY LAYERS; SURFACE OZONE CONCENTRATIONS; WEATHER RESEARCH AND FORECASTING MODELS; WRF/CHEM;

WEATHER FORECASTING;

OZONE;

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; BOUNDARY LAYER; CLIMATE PREDICTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); METROPOLITAN AREA; OZONE; PARAMETERIZATION; VERTICAL PROFILE; WEATHER FORECASTING;

AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; BOUNDARY LAYER; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FORECASTING; HUMIDITY; PLANETARY BOUNDARY LAYER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE PROPERTY; UNITED STATES; WATER VAPOR; WEATHER;

HOUSTON; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84904500605     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2014.07.013     Document Type: Article

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