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Wyoming winter smog

Surface ozone levels are expected to be high in polluted regions during summer months. Observations from Wyoming in February 2008 indicate that equally high concentrations of ozone can be produced during winter.

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Figure 1: The Jonah–Pinedale Anticline natural gas field in Wyoming.

JENNIFER FRAZIER, WDEQ

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Pinto, J. Wyoming winter smog. Nature Geosci 2, 88–89 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/ngeo430

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