Influence of biomass combustion emissions on the distribution of acidic trace gases over the southern Pacific basin during austral springtime

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 104, Issue D5, 1999, Pages 5623-5634

  Talbot, R W ^a   Dibb, J E ^a   Scheuer, E M ^a   Blake, D R ^b   Blake, N J ^b   Gregory, G L ^c   Sachse, G W ^c   Bradshaw, J D ^d   Sandholm, S T ^d   Singh, H B ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^d GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^e NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; BIOMASS BURNING; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; TRACE GAS;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0033586206     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98JD00879     Document Type: Article

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