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Modeling Analyses of the Effects of Changes in Nitrogen Oxides Emissions from the Electric Power Sector on Ozone Levels in the Eastern United States

Edith Gégo Atmospheric Sciences Modeling Division, Air Resources Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Research Triangle Park, NC, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Alice Gilliland Atmospheric Sciences Modeling Division, Air Resources Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
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James Godowitch Atmospheric Sciences Modeling Division, Air Resources Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
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S. Trivikrama Rao Atmospheric Sciences Modeling Division, Air Resources Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
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P. Steven Porter Department of Civil Engineering, University of Idaho, Idaho Falls, ID, USA
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Christian Hogrefe Atmospheric Sciences Research Center, State University of New York at Albany, Albany, NY, USA
Pages 580-588 | Published online: 24 Jan 2012

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