Ozone production rate and hydrocarbon reactivity in 5 urban areas: A cause of high ozone concentration in Houston
| dc.contributor.author | Kleinman, Lawerence I. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Daum, P.H | |
| dc.contributor.author | Imre, D. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Lee, Yin-Nan | |
| dc.contributor.author | Nunnermacker, J. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Springston, S.R. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Weinstein-Llyod, J. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Rudolph, J. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2010-05-10T19:02:11Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2010-05-10T19:02:11Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2002 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Observations of ozone (O3) and O3 precursors taken from aircraft flights over Houston, TX, Nashville, TN; New York, NY; Phoenix, AZ, and Philadelphia, PA show that high concentrations of reactive volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in the Houston atmosphere lead to calculated O3 production rates that are 2 to 5 times higher than in the other 4 cities even though NOx concentrations are comparable. Within the Houston metropolitan area, concentrations of VOCs and O3 production rates are highest in the Ship Channel region; the location of one of the largest petrochemical complexes in the world. As a consequence the concentration of O3 in the Houston metropolitan area has recently exceeded 250 ppb, the highest value observed in the U.S within the past 5 years. | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10315/4078 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.publisher | AGU | en |
| dc.rights.journal | http://www.agu.org/journals/jd/ | en |
| dc.title | Ozone production rate and hydrocarbon reactivity in 5 urban areas: A cause of high ozone concentration in Houston | en |
| dc.type | Article | en |