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days
above
health
standard
(>
75
ppbv
8-hr
average):
2012:
86
Unhealthy Unhealthy
Very Unhealthy
Method
Compared
surface
ozone
and
weather
measurements.
4
air
quality
staHons
in
the
South
Coast
Air
Management
District.
Five
years:
2008
2012
April
1
September
30
62 good air quality days (subset 8-hr <60 ppbv) 65 unhealthy air quality days (8-hr > 95 ppbv)
Sites
Santa
Clarita
Los Angeles
San Bernardino
Costa Mesa
PolluHon Rose: Wind DirecHon and Frequency at Ozone Max, colored by AQI
Ozone ConcentraHon
Wind Speed
Costa Mesa
Wind Speed
Wind Speed
Wind Speed
Conclusion
Ozone
posiHvely
correlated
with
temperature
Worst
ozone
when
solar
radiaHon
>
800
W/m2
Ozone
negaHvely
correlated
with
humidity
Moist
air:
clean
Dry
air:
polluted
Wind speed limits ozone in LA and CM, but not at receptor sites: SB and SC.
Acknowledgements
Nicole
Grossberg
Barry
Lefer
Jimmy
Flynn
Laura
Judd
Emily
Schaller
QuesHons?
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This
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was
made
possible
in
part
due
to
the
data
made
available
by
the
governmental
agencies,
commercial
rms,
and
educaHonal
insHtuHons
parHcipaHng
in
MesoWest.