Long-range transport of ozone from the Los Angeles Basin: A case study A.O. Langford 1 , C. J. Senff 2 , R.J Alvarez 1 II, R. M. Banta 1 , R.M. Hardesty 1 1 Chemical Sciences Division, Earth System Research Laboratory, NOAA, Boulder, Colorado, USA 2 Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, and Chemical
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Long-range transport of ozone from the Los Angeles Basin: A case study
Long-range transport of ozone from the Los Angeles Basin: A case study. A.O. Langford 1 , C. J. Senff 2 , R.J Alvarez 1 II, R. M. Banta 1 , R.M. Hardesty 1 1 Chemical Sciences Division, Earth System Research Laboratory, NOAA, Boulder, Colorado, USA - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Long-range transport of ozone from the Los Angeles Basin:
A case study
A.O. Langford1, C. J. Senff2, R.J Alvarez1 II, R. M. Banta1, R.M. Hardesty1
1Chemical Sciences Division, Earth System Research Laboratory,
NOAA, Boulder, Colorado, USA
2Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences,
University of Colorado, Boulder, and Chemical Sciences Division, Earth System Research Laboratory, NOAA, Boulder, Colorado, USA
Pre-CalNex flights coincided with highest ozone in SCAB
during all of 2009
27 of 31 days in July exceeded NAAQS in South Coast Air Basin
Twin Otter over San Gabriel Mountains on 17 July 2009
Flight track 17 July 2009
TOPAZ Aerosol 17 July
TOPAZ Ozone 17 July
TOPAZ Ozone 17 July
Fontana
San Gabriel Mountains
Glendora
Chino Hills
Santa Ana MountainsCosta Mesa
TOPAZ Ozone 17 July 2009
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UCLA SMOG Model 27 Aug 1987 SCAQSLu and Turco 1996
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UCLA SMOG ModelLu, Turco, and Jacobson 1994-1996
Integrated model with:• Mesoscale meteorology• Boundary layer physics• Tracer advection• Convection and diffusion• Photochemistry• Aerosol microphysics and chemistry• Solar and terrestrial radiative transfer