The Photochemical Air Pollution Syndrome

The Distribution of Contaminants in the Los Angeles Basin Resulting from Atmospheric Reactions and Transport

“…7 The presence of a persistent temperature inversion increases the concentration of contaminants within the limited mixing space between ground level and the base of the inversion and prolongs the horizontal transport of the contaminants according to the prevailing surface wind patterns. Similarities and differences in the basin distribution patterns of several of the more common contaminants in the Los Angeles atmosphere are shown below.…”