A possible photochemical link between stratospheric and near-surface ozone on Swiss mountain sites in late winter

Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 299-319

  Brönnimann, Stefan ^a   Neu, Urs ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Ozone photolysis; Photochemistry; Radiation model; Surface ozone; Total ozone; UV B radiation

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN DIOXIDE; NITROGEN OXIDE; OZONE;

AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; HUMIDITY; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTOLYSIS; STRATOSPHERE; SWITZERLAND; TEMPERATURE; TROPOSPHERE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WIND; WINTER;

EID: 0032445364     PISSN: 01677764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006107712919     Document Type: Article

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