Spatial and temporal variability of trace gas columns derived from WRF/Chem regional model output: Planning for geostationary observations of atmospheric composition

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 118, Issue , 2015, Pages 28-44

  Follette Cook, Melanie B ^a,b   Pickering, Kenneth E ^b   Crawford, James H ^c   Duncan, Bryan N ^b   Loughner, Christopher P ^b,d   Diskin, Glenn S ^c   Fried, Alan ^e   Weinheimer, Andrew J ^f  

^a MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^f NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Air quality; DISCOVER AQ; Geostationary; TEMPO; Variability; WRF Chem

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; AIR QUALITY STANDARDS; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; BALLOONS; GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITES; NASA; ORBITS; POLLUTION; TROPOSPHERE; WEATHER FORECASTING;

DISCOVER-AQ; GEOSTATIONARY; TEMPO; VARIABILITY; WRF/CHEM;

ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION;

CARBON DIOXIDE; FORMALDEHYDE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OZONE; SULFUR DIOXIDE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; ATMOSPHERIC PLUME; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CARBON MONOXIDE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITE; INSTRUMENTATION; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OXIDE; OZONE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TRACE GAS;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; AIR QUALITY; AIR QUALITY STANDARD; ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; GAS ANALYSIS; MEASUREMENT ACCURACY; METEOROLOGY; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PLUME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMOTE SENSING; SIMULATION; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SURFACE PROPERTY; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIMORE; MARYLAND; MIDDLE ATLANTIC BIGHT; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

EID: 84938778344     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2015.07.024     Document Type: Article

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