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Ajith Kaduwala, Vernon Hughes, Luis Woodhouse, Paul Allen, John DaMassa and Andrew Ranzieri

Abstract

Different concentrations of ozone can be produced in smog chambers for the same amount (on either weight or molar basis) of different volatile organic compounds. This difference in ozone forming potential or photochemical reactivity has been quantified using several different scales. The photochemical reactivity scales are derived using smog chamber data and box-model photochemical simulations representing a general urban area. The validity of these box-model-based scales for urban areas was previously confirmed using grid-based photochemical simulations. To assess, for the first time, if these box- model bas

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