Ozone production rate and hydrocarbon reactivity in 5 urban areas: A cause of high ozone concentration in Houston

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 105-106

  Kleinman, L I ^a   Daum, P H ^a   Imre, D ^a   Lee, Y N ^a   Nunnermacker, L J ^a   Springston, S R ^a   Weinstein Lloyd, J ^b   Rudolph, J ^c  

^a BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PETROCHEMICALS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

AIRCRAFT FLIGHT; HYDROCARBON REACTIVITY; METROPOLITAN AREA; OZONE CONCENTRATION; OZONE PRODUCTION; PETROCHEMICAL COMPLEX; PRODUCTION RATES; SHIP CHANNELS;

OZONE;

EID: 85082745321     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: 19448007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001GL014569     Document Type: Article

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