A global three-dimensional time-dependent lightning source of tropospheric NOx

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 101, Issue 17, 1996, Pages 22911-22922

  Levy II, H ^a   Moxim, W J ^a   Kasibhatla, P S ^b,c  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MCNC   (United States)

^c GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL TRANSPORT MODEL; GCM; LIGHTNING SOURCE; NITROGEN OXIDES; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION; TROPOSPHERE;

EID: 0030419424     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96jd02341     Document Type: Article

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