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J Air Waste Manag Assoc

Title:		"Evolution of the magnitude and spatial extent of the weekend ozone effect in California's South Coast Air Basin, 1981-2000"
Author(s):		Fujita EM; Stockwell WR; Campbell DE; Keislar RE; Lawson DR;
Address:		"Division of Atmospheric Sciences, Desert Research Institute, University and Community College System of Nevada, Reno, Nevada 89512, USA. ericf@dri.edu"
Journal Title:		J Air Waste Manag Assoc
Year:		2003
Volume:		53
Issue:		7
Page Number:		802 - 815
DOI:		10.1080/10473289.2003.10466225
ISSN/ISBN:		1096-2247 (Print) 1096-2247 (Linking)
Abstract:		"Since the mid-1970s, ozone (O3) levels in portions of California's South Coast Air Basin (SoCAB) on weekends have been as high as or higher than levels on weekdays, even though emissions of O3 precursors are lower on weekends. Analysis of the ambient data indicates that the intensity and spatial extent of the weekend O3 effect are correlated with-day-of-week variations in the extent of O3 inhibition caused by titration with nitric oxide (NO), reaction of hydroxyl radical (OH) with nitrogen dioxide (NO2), and rates of O3 accumulation. Lower NO mixing ratios and higher NO2/oxides of nitrogen (NOx) ratios on weekend mornings allow O3 to begin accumulating approximately an hour earlier on weekends. The weekday/weekend differences in the duration of O3 accumulation remained relatively constant from 1981 to 2000. In contrast, the rate of O3 accumulation decreased by one-third to one-half over the same period; the largest reductions occurred in the central basin on weekdays. Trends in mixing ratios of O3 precursors show a transition to lower volatile organic compound (VOC)/NOx ratios caused by greater reductions in VOC emissions. Reductions in VOC/NOx ratios were greater on weekdays, resulting in higher VOC/NOx ratios on weekends relative to weekdays. Trends in VOC/NOx ratios parallel the downward trend in peak O3 levels, a shift in the location of peak O3 from the central to the eastern portion of the basin, and an increase in the magnitude and spatial extent of the weekend O3 effect"
Keywords:		"Air Pollutants/*analysis California Nitrogen Oxides/*analysis Organic Chemicals Oxidants, Photochemical/*analysis Ozone/*analysis Periodicity;"
Notes:		"MedlineFujita, Eric M Stockwell, William R Campbell, David E Keislar, Robert E Lawson, Douglas R eng Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. 2003/07/26 J Air Waste Manag Assoc. 2003 Jul; 53(7):802-15. doi: 10.1080/10473289.2003.10466225"