NASA GTE TRACE A Experiment (September-October 1992): Overview

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 101, Issue 19, 1996, Pages 23865-23879

  Fishman, Jack ^a   Hoell Jr , James M ^a   Bendura, Richard D ^a   McNeal, Robert J ^b   Kirchhoff, Volker W J H ^c  

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b NASA HEADQUARTERS   (United States)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; BIOMASS BURNING; NITROGEN OXIDES; OZONE; PROJECT OVERVIEW; TRACE A;

AFRICA; ATLANTIC; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 0030366789     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96jd00123     Document Type: Review

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