Evaluating NOx emission inventories for regulatory air quality modeling using satellite and air quality model data

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 117, Issue , 2015, Pages 1-8

  Kemball Cook, Susan ^a   Yarwood, Greg ^a   Johnson, Jeremiah ^a   Dornblaser, Bright ^b   Estes, Mark ^b  

^a ENVIRON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

^b Texas Commission on Environmental Quality   (United States)

Author keywords

Emissions; Model; NOx; OMI; Ozone; Satellite

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; GAS EMISSIONS; MODELS; NASA; OZONE; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; QUALITY MANAGEMENT; SATELLITES; TROPOSPHERE; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROMETERS;

AIR QUALITY MODELING; COMPREHENSIVE AIR QUALITY MODEL WITH EXTENSIONS; MASS-BALANCE METHOD; OPERATIONAL PRODUCTS; OZONE MONITORING INSTRUMENTS; REGIONAL AIR QUALITY MODELS; STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLANS; TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY;

NITROGEN OXIDES;

NITROGEN DIOXIDE; NITROGEN OXIDE; OZONE;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; EMISSION; EMISSION INVENTORY; INSTRUMENTATION; NITROUS OXIDE; OZONE; POLICY MAKING; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; SATELLITE DATA; TROPOSPHERE;

AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TROPOSPHERE;

TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84938578175     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2015.07.002     Document Type: Article

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