Present-day variability of background ozone in the lower troposphere

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 106, Issue D9, 2001, Pages 9945-9958

  Lefohn, Allen S ^a   Oltmans, Samuel J ^b   Dann, Tom ^c   Singh, Hanwant B ^d  

^a ASL & Associates   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^d NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACKGROUND LEVEL; DIURNAL VARIATION; OZONE; TROPOSPHERE;

(NORTH); (SOUTH); CANADA; EUROPE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034958304     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JD900793     Document Type: Article

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