The episodic nature of air pollution transport from Asia to North America

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 105, Issue D22, 2000, Pages 26931-26945

  Yienger, James J ^a   Galanter, Meredith ^b   Holloway, Tracey A ^b   Phadnis, Mahesh J ^a   Guttikunda, Sarath K ^a   Carmichael, Gregory R ^a   Moxim, Walter J ^c   Levy II, Hiram ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; EPISODIC EVENT; LONG RANGE TRANSPORT; TRANSBOUNDARY POLLUTION;

ASIA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 0034492305     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JD900309     Document Type: Article

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