Transport of boreal forest fire emissions from Canada to Europe

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 106, Issue D19, 2001, Pages 22887-22906

  Forster, Caroline ^a,j   Wandinger, Ulla ^b   Wotawa, Gerhard ^c,d   James, Paul ^a,j   Mattis, Ina ^b   Althausen, Dietrich ^b   Simmonds, Peter ^e   O'Doherty, S ^e   Jennings, S Gerard ^f   Kleefeld, Christoph ^f   Schneider, Johannes ^g,h   Trickl, Thomas ⁱ   Kreipl, Stephan ⁱ   Jäger, Horst ⁱ   Stohl, Andreas ^a,j  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR TROPOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

^d INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Austria)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^f NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

^h MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

ⁱ KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^j TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; BOREAL FOREST; FOREST FIRE;

CANADA; EUROPE; GERMANY; IRELAND; MACE HEAD; NORTHWEST TERRITORIES;

EID: 0034760339     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001JD900115     Document Type: Article

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