Global and seasonal variations of O3 and NO2 photodissociation rate coefficients

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 108, Issue 7, 2003, Pages

  Mao, Huiting ^a   Wang, Wei Chyung ^b   Liang, Xin Zhong ^c   Talbot, Robert W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c ILLINOIS STATE WATER SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate and chemistry interaction; Cloud impact; Global and seasonal variations; Photodissociation rate coefficient; Temperature impact

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OZONE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; SEASONAL VARIATION;

EID: 0346461683     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002jd002760     Document Type: Article

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