The vertical chemical and meteorological structure of the boundary layer in the Lower Fraser Valley during Pacific '93

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 31, Issue 14, 1997, Pages 2089-2105

  Hayden, K L ^a   Anlauf, K G ^a   Hoff, R M ^a   Strapp, J W ^a   Bottenheim, J W ^a   Wiebe, H A ^a   Froude, F A ^a   Martin, J B ^a   Steyn, D G ^b   McKendry, I G ^b  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aerosol depth; Aircraft profiles; Chemical species concentration; Complex terrain; Mixed layer depth; Ozone episode; Ozonesonde; Tethersonde

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN OXIDE; OZONE;

AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTION; AIRCRAFT; ARTICLE; BOUNDARY LAYER; CANADA; METEOROLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AEROSOL DEPTH; BOUNDARY LAYER; COMPLEX TERRAIN; INVERSION LAYER; MIXED LAYER DEPTH; OZONE; OZONE SONDE; PACIFIC '93;

CANADA, BRITISH COLUMBIA, FRASER VALLEY;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; BOUNDARY LAYERS; METEOROLOGY; NITROGEN OXIDES; OPTICAL RADAR; OZONE;

CHEMICAL SPECIES CONCENTRATION; TETHERSONDE MEASUREMENTS;

AIR POLLUTION;

EID: 0030616205     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-2310(96)00300-7     Document Type: Article

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