A numerical analysis of the combined open-top chamber data from the USA and Europe on ambient ozone and negative crop responses

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 157-160

  Krupa, S V ^a   Nosal, M ^b   Legge, A H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c Biosphere Solutions   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ambient ozone; Bimodal; Crop responses; Cumulative frequency distribution functions; Unimodal

Indexed keywords

OZONE;

CROP; OPEN-TOP CHAMBER; OZONE; YIELD RESPONSE;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CROP; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PLANT GROWTH; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TIME;

EUROPE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031686426     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0269-7491(98)00019-0     Document Type: Article

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