Long-term trends in concentrations of halocarbons and radiatively active trace gases in Atlantic and European air masses monitored at Mace Head, Ireland from 1987-1994

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 30, Issue 23, 1996, Pages 4041-4063

  Simmonds, P G ^a   Derwent, R G ^b   McCulloch, A ^c   O'Doherty, S ^a   Gaudry, A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

^c AKZO NOBEL CENTRAL RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^d CEA SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

Baseline monitoring; Carbon monoxide; Carbon tetrachloride; CFCs; Long range transport modelling; Long term trends; Methyl chloroform; Radiatively active gases

Indexed keywords

1,1,1 TRICHLOROETHANE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; HALOCARBON; METHANE; NITROUS OXIDE; OZONE;

AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTION; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; ATLANTIC OCEAN; IRELAND; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

MYRISTICA FRAGRANS;

AIR MASS; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; ATMOSPHERIC SINK; HALOCARBON CONTAMINATION; LONG RANGE TRANSPORT; POLLUTION TRENDS; RADIATIVE ACTIVE GAS;

ATLANTIC, (NORTH); EUROPE; IRELAND, COUNTY GALWAY, MACE HEAD;

AIR POLLUTION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; CHLOROFLUOROCARBONS; GASES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METHANE; MONITORING; NITROGEN OXIDES; OZONE; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS;

AIR MASSES; HALOCARBONS; LONG TERM TRENDS; METHYL CHLOROFORM; PHOTOCHEMICAL OZONE PRECURSOR; RADIATIVELY ACTIVE TRACE GASES;

ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION;

EID: 0030303347     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/1352-2310(96)00055-6     Document Type: Article

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