Increasing background ozone in surface air over the United States
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Increasing background ozone in surface air over the United States
The long-term trend of background O3 in surface air over the United States from 1980 to 1998 is examined using monthly probability distributions of daily maximum 8hour average O3 concentrations at a large ensemble of rural sites. Ozone concentrations have decreased at the high end of the probability distribution (reflecting emission controls) but have increased at the low end. The cross-over ta...
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عنوان ژورنال: Geophysical Research Letters
سال: 2000
ISSN: 0094-8276
DOI: 10.1029/2000gl011762