Daytime photochemical pollutant transport over a tributary valley lake in Southwestern British Columbia

Journal of Applied Meteorology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 393-404

  McKendry, I G ^a   Steyn, D G ^a   Banta, R M ^b   Strapp, W ^c   Anlauf, K ^c   Pottier, J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; ATMOSPHERE; LAKE; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; VALLEY; DISPERSION; OZONE; PLUME;

ADVECTION; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTANT; OZONE; PHOTOCHEMICAL; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; TRIBUTARY VALLEY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BOUNDARY LAYER; LAKE; TRIBUTARY;

CANADA, BRITISH COLUMBIA, FRASER VALLEY; CANADA, BRITISH COLUMBIA, FRASER RIVER VALLEY;

EID: 0031597529     PISSN: 08948763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0450(1998)037<0393:DPPTOA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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