Impact of updated traffic emissions on HONO mixing ratios simulated for urban site in Houston, Texas

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 1253-1263

  Czader, B H ^a   Choi, Y ^a   Li, X ^a   Alvarez, S ^a   Lefer, B ^a  

^a University of Houston   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; MIXING RATIO; NITROGEN OXIDES; TRAFFIC EMISSION; URBAN ATMOSPHERE;

HOUSTON; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84922467871     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-15-1253-2015     Document Type: Article

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