A WRF-CMAQ study on spring time vertical ozone structure in Southeast Texas

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 97, Issue , 2014, Pages 363-385

  Li, Xiangshang ^a   Rappenglück, Bernhard ^a  

^a University of Houston   (United States)

Author keywords

CMAQ; Houston; Ozonesondes; Radiosondes; WRF

Indexed keywords

ADVECTION; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; ITERATIVE METHODS; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; RADIOSONDES; SMOKE; TROPOSPHERE;

CHEMISTRY MODELING; CMAQ; DATA ASSIMILATION; HOUSTON; MODEL CONFIGURATION; OBJECTIVE ANALYSIS; OZONESONDES; SENSITIVITY STUDIES;

OZONE;

OZONE;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; BOUNDARY CONDITION; DATA SET; NUMERICAL MODEL; OZONE; SPRING (SEASON); TEMPERATURE EFFECT; UPPER ATMOSPHERE; VERTICAL PROFILE; WIND PROFILE;

AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; METEOROLOGY; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SIMULATION; SKILL; SPRING; TEMPERATURE; TROPOSPHERE; UNITED STATES; WIND;

TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84906342776     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2014.08.036     Document Type: Article

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