The global distribution of secondary particulate matter in a 3-D Lagrangian chemistry transport model

Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 57-95

  Derwent, R G ^a   Collins, W J ^a   Jenkin, M E ^a   Johnson, C E ^b   Stevenson, D S ^c  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ammonium aerosol; Global model; Lagrangian; Nitrate aerosol; Secondary aerosol; Secondary organic aerosol; Sulphate aerosol; Three dimensional

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; NITRATE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; SULFATE; TERPENE;

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMICAL PROCEDURES; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GREENHOUSE; OXIDATION; OZONE LAYER; PARTICULATE MATTER; REVIEW; TROPOSPHERE;

EID: 0037280844     PISSN: 01677764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022139814102     Document Type: Review

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