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K. Kabasares, University of California, Merced
S. E. Pusede, University of Virginia
A. Kotsakis, University of Houston
J. Geddes, Boston University
California is my
home.
UC Merced
http://www.movoto.com/blog/top-ten/most-boring-places-in-california/
http://www.lung.org/our-initiatives/healthy-air/sota/cityrankings/most-polluted-cities.html
Questions
How do increases/decreases in
ozone precursors affect ozone
production?
https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/temp-and-precip/drought/historical-palmers/
O2
Troposphere
Ozone production is a nonlinear
function of its precursors
O3
O3
hv
NO2
Soil NOx
O2
RON
O+O
Vertical
transport
O + O2 = O3
NO2
RO2
NO2
O + O2 =
O3
hv
hv
Stratosphere
NO
hv
O3
O2 + O(1D)
NO2
2OH
NO2
NO2
HO2
RO
OH
RO2
R-H: Organic
molecule
VOCs
H2O
deposition
OH
Data Collection
https://airbornescience.nasa.gov/instrument/facility
NOx
O3
2
3
VOCs
Analytical O3 Model
Responsive
to controls on NOx
Responsive to controls
On VOCR
VOCR: 20 s-1
VOCR: 10 s-1
Results
VOCR: 10 s-1
VOCR: 4 s-1
VOCR: 2 s-1
Results (cont.)
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Results (cont.)
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Results (cont.)
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Results (cont.)
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Isoprene (C5H8)
Globally, Isoprene is the most important
BVOC in the atmosphere.
Emitted by plants and trees.
C5H8
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isoprene (ppb)
1.5
0.5
0
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
year
https://www3.epa.gov/ttnamti1/pamsmain.html
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Conclusions
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Acknowledgements
I would like to thank:
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Questions?
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References
1. Pusede, S. E. and Cohen, R. C.: On the observed response of ozone to NOx and VOC reactivity reductions in San Joaquin Valley, California
1995present,
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 12, 83288339, doi:10.5194/acp-12-8323-2012, 2012
2. Pusede, S. E., et. al : On the temperature dependence of organic reactivity, nitrogen oxides, ozone production, and the impact of emission
controls in San Joaquin Valley, California, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 14, 33733395, doi:10.5194/acp-14-3373-2014, 2014.
3. Murphy, J. G., et. al: The weekend effect within and downwind of Sacramento Part 1: Observations of ozone, nitrogen oxides, and VOC
reactivity, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 7, 53275339, doi:10.5194/acp-7-5327-2007, 2007.
4. A. E. Perring,,S. E. Pusede, and R. C. Cohen: An Observational Perspective on the Atmospheric Impacts of Alkyl and Multifunctional Nitrates
on Ozone and Secondary Organic Aerosol
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