A Discussion of "The Colorado Agricultural Field Experiment," its Contribution to the Characterization of Ambient Trace Gas Species on a High-Plains Agricultural Field, and its Implications for Tropospheric Modeling
Number: 00S14. Issue: Spring 2000
Author[s]:
C. Brandon Ogbunugafor
Chemistry Major, College of Letters and Science, University of California, Berkeley
Howard University Department of Chemistry, Washington, D.C.
Vernon R. Morris
The Center for the Study of Terrestrial and Extraterrestrial Atmospheres, Washington, D.C.
Howard University Department of Chemistry, Washington, D.C.
Keywords:
Tropospheric modeling, in situ measurements, tropospheric ozone, nitrogen oxides
Abstract:
In a CSTEA (Center for the Study of Terrestiral and Extraterrestrial Atmospheres)--University of Colorado, Boulder collaborative project entitled ?The Colorado Agricultural Field Experiment,? a scientific truth site was constructed for the quantification and characterization of tropospheric trace gas species. The gases analyzed and discussed are nitrogen oxides (NOx) and ozone (O3). These gases were quantified continuously for a summer month, from June 28, 1998 to July 28, 1998. Quantitative analysis of trace gas concentrations in Colorado is discussed relative to known NOx and ozone concentrations in urban Washington, D.C. A discussion and analysis of the project and data, including its implications for tropospheric modeling, form the topic of this paper.
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