Impacts of biomass burning on tropospheric CO, NOx, and O3

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 105, Issue D5, 2000, Pages 6633-6653

  Galanter, Meredith ^a   Levy II, Hiram ^b   Carmichael, Gregory R ^c  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

BIOMASS BURNING; CARBON MONOXIDE; NITROGEN OXIDES; OZONE; TROPOSPHERE;

EID: 0033792227     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999JD901113     Document Type: Article

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