Chemical characteristics of continental outflow over the tropical South Atlantic Ocean from Brazil and Africa

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 101, Issue 19, 1996, Pages 24187-24202

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^e LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^g NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR MASS; AIR MASSES; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ANTHROPOGENIC FACTORS; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; BIOMASS BURNING; CONTINENTAL OUTFLOW; TROPOSPHERE;

AFRICA; ATLANTIC, (TROPICAL SOUTH); BRAZIL;

EID: 0030439491     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/95jd03630     Document Type: Article

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