Factors influencing the upper free tropospheric distribution of reactive nitrogen over the South Atlantic during the TRACE A experiment

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 101, Issue 19, 1996, Pages 24165-24186

  Smyth, S B ^a   Sandholm, S T ^a   Bradshaw, J D ^a   Talbot, R W ^b   Blake, D R ^c   Blake, N J ^c   Rowland, F S ^c   Singh, H B ^d   Gregory, G L ^e   Anderson, B E ^e   Sachse, G W ^e   Collins, J E ^f   Bachmeier, A S ^f  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^e NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^f LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; DISTRIBUTION; MIXING RATIO; NITROGEN; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; REACTIVE NITROGEN; TRACE A; TROPOSPHERE; UPPER TROPOSPHERE;

ATLANTIC, (TROPICAL SOUTH);

EID: 0030425713     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96jd00224     Document Type: Article

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