NASA Work Helps Better Predict World's Smoggiest Days
Thursday, October 28, 2010 - 14:30
in Earth & Climate
A research team has fully characterized a key chemical reaction that affects the formation of pollutants in smoggy air in the world's urban areas. When applied to Los Angeles, the laboratory results suggest that, on the most polluted days and in the most polluted parts of L.A., current models are underestimating ozone levels by 5 to 10 percent.