Synoptic-scale transport of reactive nitrogen over the western Pacific in spring

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 108, Issue 20, 2003, Pages

  Miyazaki, Y ^a   Kondo, Y ^a   Koike, M ^b   Fuelberg, H E ^c   Kiley, C M ^c   Kita, K ^d   Takegawa, N ^a   Sachse, G W ^e   Flocke, F ^f   Weinheimer, A J ^f   Singh, H B ^g   Eisele, F L ^f,i   Zondlo, M ^f   Talbot, R W ^h   Sandholm, S T ⁱ   Avery, M A ^e   Blake, D R ^j  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d IBARAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^f NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^g NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

ⁱ GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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Author keywords

Convection; Reactive nitrogen; TRACE P; Warm conveyor belts; Western Pacific

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; CONVECTION; NITROGEN; SPRING (SEASON); AIR MASS; BIOMASS BURNING; EMISSION; NITRIC ACID; POLLUTANT SOURCE; SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (WEST);

AIR POLLUTION; AIRCRAFT; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; MASS TRANSFER; NITROGEN;

EID: 0347281693     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002jd003248     Document Type: Article

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