An investigation of flow regimes affecting the Mexico City region

Journal of Applied Meteorology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 119-140

  Bossert, James E ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; FLOW REGIME RELATIONS;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC FLOWS; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTANT; FLOW REGIME; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT;

MEXICO, MEXICO CITY;

EID: 0031453140     PISSN: 08948763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0450(1997)036<0119:AIOFRA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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