A persistent imbalance in HOx and NOx photochemistry of the upper troposphere driven by deep tropical convection

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 24, Issue 24, 1997, Pages 3189-3192

  Prather, Michael J ^a   Jacob, Daniel J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; GREENHOUSE GASES; PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS; HEAT CONVECTION; NITROGEN OXIDES; OZONE; WATER;

CONVECTIVE TRANSPORT; DEEP TROPICAL CONVECTION; PHOTOCHEMICAL PROCESS; PRIMARY SOURCES; STEADY STATE; UPPER TROPOSPHERE;

TROPOSPHERE;

HYDROXYL RADICAL;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; DEEP CONVECTION; NITROGEN OXIDES; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; TOTAL ACTIVE HYDROGEN; TROPICS; TROPOSPHERE;

EID: 0031396338     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97GL03027     Document Type: Article

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