Modeling of an upper Midwest forest boundary layer and vehicle indoor air quality

<p>The key to understanding tropospheric chemistry begins with the hydroxyl and hydroperoxy radicals. Recent research suggests that there is still considerable uncertainty in our understanding of the sources of these radicals and their role as sinks. The work detailed in this thesis describes a computational approach to modeling the hydroxyl and hydroperoxy radicals in a forest environment and attempts to shed further light on the radical budget in a typical Northern Hardwood forest. Additionally, research was conducted with United States Council for Automotive Research in collaboration with Ford, General Motors, and Chrysler to develop a global standard for vehicle indoor air quality test methodologies. An initial evaluation of materials to validate test and analysis process has been completed. In addition to establishing the identity of a material for an internal standard, a VOC specific emission algorithm to predict cabin VOC concentrations for a given set of control parameters was established.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science (MS)

Level thesis:degree_level

Open Access Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Chemistry

Year dc:date.available

2014

Author dc:creator

• Stratton, Phillip

Contributors dc:contributor

• Gavin Edwards
• Heather Holmes
• Andrew Ross

• Modeling
• OH
• Ozone
• Chemistry
• Physical Sciences and Mathematics

Repository record dc:identifier

https://commons.emich.edu/theses/870

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:commons.emich.edu:theses-2257