Trace gas composition of midlatitude cyclones over the western North Atlantic Ocean: A seasonal comparison of O3 and CO

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 107, Issue 7-8, 2002, Pages

  Cooper, O R ^a   Moody, J L ^a   Parrish, D D ^a   Trainer, M ^a   Holloway, J S ^a   Hubler G ^a   Fehsenfeld, F C ^a   Stohl, Andreas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Airstreams; Chemistry; Cyclone; Pollution; Stratospheric intrusions; Transport

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; CARBON MONOXIDE; LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM; MIDLATITUDE ENVIRONMENT; OZONE; TRACE GAS;

(NORTHWEST); ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0037181929     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001jd000902     Document Type: Article

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