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Weekend/Weekday Ozone Observations in the South Coast Air Basin

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Table 2-1<br />

<strong>Air</strong> Quality Parameters for <strong>the</strong> Conceptual Explanation of <strong>the</strong> <strong>Weekend</strong> Effect 2<br />

No. Parameter<br />

Purpose<br />

1 [O 3 ]max (ppb) WE/WD effect <strong>in</strong>dicator<br />

2 4-5 PDT [NO] (ppb) Carryover<br />

3 4-5 PDT [NO2] (ppb) Carryover<br />

4 4-5 PDT [NO2]/[NOx] (ppb) Carryover<br />

5 4-5 PDT [NMHC] (ppbC) Carryover (via Bendix or regression with CO)<br />

6 7-8 PDT [NO] (ppb) <strong>Ozone</strong> titration potential (morn<strong>in</strong>g rush hour)<br />

7 7-8 PDT [NO2] (ppb) For NO 2 -NO comparison<br />

8 7-8 PDT [CO] (ppm) Surrogate for gas-powered morn<strong>in</strong>g emissions<br />

9 7-8 PDT [NMHC] (ppbC) Fresh emissions (morn<strong>in</strong>g rush hour)<br />

10 6-9 PDT NMHC/NOx Reaction efficiency/rate for morn<strong>in</strong>g commute<br />

11 tNO=O3 (PST) Interpolated time of morn<strong>in</strong>g crossover of O 3 and NO.<br />

Marks ends of O 3 <strong>in</strong>hibition period and <strong>the</strong> beg<strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>g of<br />

<strong>the</strong> ozone accumulation period.<br />

12 tO3max (PST) Interpolated time of daily maximum O 3<br />

13 tO3max-tNO=O3 Duration of O 3 accumulation<br />

14 O 3 rate (ppb/hour) Rate of O 3 accumulation (see def<strong>in</strong>ition below)<br />

15 NMHC/NOx(t O3max ) Reaction efficiency/rate at t O3max<br />

Rate of O3 accumulation: ([O3]max-[O3(tNO=O3)])/(tO3max-tNO=O3)<br />

2 Data are tabulated <strong>in</strong> Appendix A of Fujita et al. (2000b).<br />

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