摘要: Meteorology Research,Inc.,Systems Applications,Inc. and the University of Washington Cloud Physics Group have conducted investigations of the potential for ozone formation in the plumes of coal-and gas-fired power plants in the so... 展开 Meteorology Research,Inc.,Systems Applications,Inc. and the University of Washington Cloud Physics Group have conducted investigations of the potential for ozone formation in the plumes of coal-and gas-fired power plants in the southwestern United States. The studies included a review of pertinent scientific literature,collection of extensive air quality and meteorological data by two aircraft at three southwestern power plants,analysis of the data,and testing of a computer simulation model for chemically reactive plumes. The primary finding of all investigators is that no net ozone formation attributable to the power plant plume was observed in the field data at any location. However,the simulation model predicts that a 10-15% increase in ambient ozone may occur when background hydrocarbon concentrations are high. This prediction suggests that greater emphasis must be placed in future field programs on accurately measuring ambient hydrocarbons. 收起