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RECORD NUMBER: 494 OF 869

Main Title Ozone Behavior in the Combined Baltimore-Washington, DC. Plume.
Author Westberg, H. ;
CORP Author Washington State Univ., Pullman.;Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC. Atmospheric Sciences Research Lab.
Year Published 1985
Report Number EPA-R-806683; EPA/600/3-85/070;
Stock Number PB86-120664
Additional Subjects Ozone ; Air pollution ; Plumes ; Field tests ; Aerial surveys ; Sampling ; Nitrogen oxides ; Hydrocarbons ; Mathematical models ; Meteorology ; District of Columbia ; Maryland ; Wind(Meteorology) ; Air quality ; Air pollution sampling ; Case studies ; Baltimore(Maryland)
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NTIS  PB86-120664 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
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Abstract
An extensive air quality monitoring program was carried out in the Washington, DC - Baltimore region during the July 14 - August 15 period in 1980. The field study included data collection at numerous ground stations as well as the use of two aircraft sampling platforms. Measurements included ozone, oxides of nitrogen, individual hydrocarbons (C2-C10), condensation nuclei and visual distance plus numerous meteorological parameters. Specific areas of interest in the study included the acquisition of air quality data for (1) developing and testing a regional air quality simulation model and (2) gaining a better understanding of oxidant production and transport in plumes emanating from Washington, DC and Baltimore. The purpose of the report is to describe oxidant behavior downwind of these two cities in cases where plume interaction was observed. The authors have selected seven days during the 1980 study period when southwesterly winds carried the Washington, DC plume into the region occupied by the Baltimore plume. A case study analysis was performed for each of these days and general conclusions have been presented regarding oxidant patterns in the regions where plume interactions occurred.