A general model of how fire emissions and chemistry produce African/oceanic plumes (O3, CO, PAN, smoke) in TRACE A

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 101, Issue 19, 1996, Pages 24279-24306

  Chatfield, Robert B ^a   Vastano, John A ^b   Singh, H B ^a   Sachse, G ^c  

^a NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE; PLUMES; SIMULATION;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; BIOMASS BURNING; CARBON MONOXIDE; OCEANIC PLUME; OZONE; PAN; PLUMES; TRACE A; TROPOSPHERE;

AFRICA; ATLANTIC, (EQUATORIAL);

EID: 0030435575     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96jd01871     Document Type: Article

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