Theoretical studies of long-range transport of oxidants (second annual report)

Technical Report · Sat Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1986

OSTI ID:6991545

McElroy, M B; Wofsy, S C; Logan, J A; Jacob, D J

The goal of the study is the development of a model for the North American continent that will incorporate in a realistic dynamical framework the mechanisms responsible for production of rural ozone, enabling evaluation of the relative importance of the various processes. The second year of development of the coupled model for chemistry and transport of trace gases on a continental scale was completed. The report summarizes progress in five areas of development of the model for the North American continent: modification of the tracer model and design of tracer experiments; analysis of meteorological diagnostics from the high-resolution run of the general-circulation model; development and testing of the urban box-plume; development of the rural chemistry model; and detailed analysis of rural ozone observations for eventual comparison with climatology produced by the model.

• Research Organization: Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA (USA). Center for Earth and Planetary Physics
• OSTI ID: 6991545
• Report Number(s): PB-86-232683/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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