Measurement of Background Hydrocarbons in Remote Areas. I. Initial Experiments,

Abstract

The volatile terpene emissions from plants have received little investigation. Because recent investigators have shown that ozone levels in remote rural locations can significantly exceed federal air quality standards for extended periods, and many authors believe that non-anthropogenic hydrocarbon emissions are important precursors in ozone production, this study was undertaken to investigate terpene and ozone levels in a remote rural area. Pertinent weather information, temperature, relative humidity, barometric pressure, incident solar radiation, small particle concentrations, and wind roses are included and correlated to ozone and hydrocarbon concentrations.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1976
Accession Number
ADA032770

Entities

People

  • Luther Roland
  • Peter Coffey
  • Robert Whitby
  • Volker Mohnen

Organizations

  • State University of New York at Albany

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Barometric Pressure
  • Emission
  • Humidity
  • Hydrocarbons
  • Measurement
  • Particles
  • Precursors
  • Pressure Measurement
  • Production
  • Radiation
  • Remote Areas
  • Rural Areas
  • Solar Radiation
  • Standards
  • Weather

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Climatology
  • Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) Technology.
  • Solar Physics