Transport-induced interannual variability of carbon monoxide determined using a chemistry and transport model

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 101, Issue 22, 1996, Pages 28655-28669

  Allen, Dale J ^a   Kasibhatla, Prasad ^b   Thompson, Anne M ^a,c   Rood, Richard B ^c   Doddridge, Bruce G ^a   Pickering, Kenneth E ^a   Hudson, Robert D ^a   Lin, Shian Jiann ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b MCNC   (United States)

^c NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^d GENERAL SCIENCES CORPORATION   (United States)

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EID: 0001081866     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96jd02984     Document Type: Article

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