An ozone climatology of the Dallas-Fort Worth area and its relationship to meteorology /
a broad overview of the ozone problem in the DFW area.
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| Format: | Thesis eBook |
| Language: | English |
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1998.
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| Online Access: | Link to OAKTrust copy |
| Summary: | a broad overview of the ozone problem in the DFW area. An ozone spatial and temporal climatology was and wind directions from the E-SE were most favorable behavior at the periphery sites. Evidence suggests challenged by the lack of a consistent monitoring consistent monitoring there. There is also some constructed using ozone data at 23 different evidence that winds from the E-SE may be transporting for high ozone. Wind direction biases were examined found over synoptic time periods, consistent with found the most predictive. In general, low wind speeds having a much lower correlation than expected based on in this area have been published. This study presents meteorology variables only displayed a rate-limiting monitoring sites from 1980-1996. Temporally, the high National Ambient Air Quality Standard for surface network, but in general relatively depressed ozone Northern rural areas had the highest ozone averages. occurred, but has gone undetected due to a lack of of variables pointed to the highest ozone days. Ozone - meteorology relationships were examined using ozone threat was found to extend from 16 Apr-l5 Oct, a ozone through the Clean Air Act and its amendments. ozone values in rural areas especially downwind. period one month longer than the traditional period precursors from outside the DFW area, although further research is required. results from other studies. Conditional Climatology role with ozone. Correlation values displayed scatterplots and correlation coefficients, Most of the significant seasonal variation, with temperature standards, and to date, no extensive studies on ozone studies in other cities. The spatial study was Tables were constructed to explore which combination that high ozone in the east, south, and west has The Dallas / Fort Worth area is in violation of these The Environmental protection agency has established a hics. used in cities further north. Strong persistence was using windroses and by examining upwind vs. downwind values are observed in urban areas, with increasing Yesterday's ozone, wind speed, and wind direction were |
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| Item Description: | "Major subject: Meteorology". Vita. |
| Physical Description: | x, 100 leaves : illustrations, map ; 28 cm. Also available online. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references: 95-99. |