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Title: Case study of Frontal Boundary Study Mission 03

Abstract

The Frontal Boundary Study was conducted by the Pacific Northwest Laboratory (PNL) for the US Department of Energy in October and November 1989 in central Ohio. This report, which was prepared for the US Environmental Protection Agency, presents the results of the aircraft and surface observations made for one precipitation event during the study, on October 10, 1989. This particular event was selected because of its relatively simple meteorological setting. PNL's Gulfstream (G-1) aircraft was used to sample trace gas concentrations aloft in the inflow region of the precipitation system. Precipitation chemistry and rainfall rate data are presented for the October 10, 1989, event from the network of surface precipitation samplers. Trace gas concentrations and other meteorological variables measured with the G-1 during flight 03 on this date are included. Meteorological observations obtained with radiosondes and radar are also presented. These data sets can be used to evaluate air quality and wet deposition models.

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Pacific Northwest Lab., Richland, WA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
EPA; Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
6601605
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 6601605; Legacy ID: DE93007176
Report Number(s):
PNL-8384
ON: DE93007176
DOE Contract Number:
AC06-76RL01830
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; RAIN WATER; SAMPLING; AERIAL MONITORING; AMMONIA; ATMOSPHERIC PRECIPITATIONS; CHEMISTRY; IONS; METEOROLOGY; NITRIC ACID; NITROGEN OXIDES; OHIO; OZONE; SULFUR; CHALCOGENIDES; CHARGED PARTICLES; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; ELEMENTS; HYDRIDES; HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS; INORGANIC ACIDS; MONITORING; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; NITROGEN HYDRIDES; NONMETALS; NORTH AMERICA; OXIDES; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; USA; WATER 540110*

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Barchet, W.R., Dana, M.T., and Thorp, J.M.. Case study of Frontal Boundary Study Mission 03. United States: N. p., 1992. Web. doi:10.2172/6601605.
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Barchet, W.R., Dana, M.T., & Thorp, J.M.. Case study of Frontal Boundary Study Mission 03. United States. doi:10.2172/6601605.
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@article{osti_6601605,
title = {Case study of Frontal Boundary Study Mission 03},
author = {Barchet, W.R. and Dana, M.T. and Thorp, J.M.},
abstractNote = {The Frontal Boundary Study was conducted by the Pacific Northwest Laboratory (PNL) for the US Department of Energy in October and November 1989 in central Ohio. This report, which was prepared for the US Environmental Protection Agency, presents the results of the aircraft and surface observations made for one precipitation event during the study, on October 10, 1989. This particular event was selected because of its relatively simple meteorological setting. PNL's Gulfstream (G-1) aircraft was used to sample trace gas concentrations aloft in the inflow region of the precipitation system. Precipitation chemistry and rainfall rate data are presented for the October 10, 1989, event from the network of surface precipitation samplers. Trace gas concentrations and other meteorological variables measured with the G-1 during flight 03 on this date are included. Meteorological observations obtained with radiosondes and radar are also presented. These data sets can be used to evaluate air quality and wet deposition models.},
doi = {10.2172/6601605},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1992},
month = {Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1992}
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