Simulation of the ozone formation in the northern part of the Po Valley

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 107, Issue 22, 2002, Pages

  Martilli, A ^a   Neftel, A ^b   Favaro, G ^b,d   Kirchner, F ^a   Sillman, S ^c   Clappier, A ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

^b Institut für Umwelt und Landwirtschaft ^*  (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d FEDERAL OFFICE OF METEOROLOGY AND CLIMATOLOGY METEOSWISS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Aerosols; Chemical transport models; Indicators; Photooxidants; Sensitivity

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OZONE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

AEROSOL FORMATION; AIR MASS; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; ATMOSPHERIC PLUME; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; EULERIAN ANALYSIS; METROPOLITAN AREA; NITROGEN OXIDES; OZONE; PHOTOOXIDATION; SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; PO VALLEY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 0043101848     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001JD000534     Document Type: Article

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