The project MOHAVE tracer study: Study design, data quality, and overview of results

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 33, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1955-1968

  Green, Mark C ^a  

^a DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Perfluorocarbon; Project MOHAVE; Tracer; Visibility

Indexed keywords

PERFLUOROCARBONS; SOURCE ATTRIBUTION ANALYSIS;

ELECTRIC POWER PLANTS; FLUOROCARBONS; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

AIR POLLUTION;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; OPTICAL PROPERTY; POWER PLANT; TRACER; VISIBILITY;

AIR ANALYSIS; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUMMER; UNITED STATES; WINTER;

EID: 0033151718     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-2310(98)00126-5     Document Type: Article

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