This paper analyzes the possible effects of increased urban vegetation on the ozone air quality in California{\textquoteright}s South Coast Air Basin (SoCAB). Air quality impacts are accounted for through mesoscale meteorological and photochemical modeling of a late-August period. The simulations indicate that the net effect of increased urban vegetation is a decrease in ozone concentrations if the additional vegetation (trees) are low emitters. Hydrocarbon-emitting tree species have negative impacts on air quality. Episode-specific simulations in this study suggest that trees emitting roughly more than 2 μg g-1 h-1 of isoprene (micrograms of isoprene per gram dry-leaf mass per hour) and 1μg g-1 h-1 of monoterpenes should not be introduced in the SoCAB.
}, year = {1996}, booktitle = {Atmospheric Environment}, journal = {Atmospheric Environment}, series = {Atmospheric Environment}, volume = {30}, number = {20}, pages = {3423-3430}, doi = {10.1016/1352-2310(96)00035-0}, note = {1352-2310Added to JabRef: 2010.04.21
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