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Analysis of data from the 1995 NARSTO-Northeast air quality study: Volume 1 -- Data validation and statistical summaries of routine data. Final report

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:321388
High ozone concentrations in the Northeast (NE) are the result of a complex interplay between precursor emissions and meteorological conditions. A major field data collection program was undertaken in the NE US under the auspices of NARSTO-NE. The study are included all of New England and stretches as far west as Ohio and as far south as southern Virginia. An extensive data base of routine and supplement surface and upper-air meteorological and air quality observations was compiled by this program. These data represent a valuable resource for the analysis of factors influencing ozone formation in the NE U.S. In this study, the extensive NARSTO-NE data were reviewed and summarized with particular emphasis on the validation and analysis of the routine speciated hydrocarbon measurements made at 20 Photochemical Assessment Monitoring Station (PAMS) sites located between the Washington, DC area and Cape Elizabeth on the coast of Maine.
Research Organization:
ENVIRON, Novato, CA (United States); Sonoma Technology, Inc., Petaluma, CA (United States); Coordinating Research Council, Inc., Atlanta, GA (United States)
OSTI ID:
321388
Report Number(s):
PB--99-121006/XAB
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English