Tropospheric carbon monoxide measurements from the Scanning High-Resolution Interferometer Sounder on 7 September 2000 in southern Africa during SAFARI 200

Journal of Geophysical Research D: Atmospheres

Volumn 108, Issue 13, 2003, Pages

  McMillan, W W ^a   McCourt, M L ^a   Revercomb, H E ^b   Knuteson, R O ^b   Christian, T J ^c   Doddridge, B G ^d   Hobbs, P V ^e   Lukovich, J V ^a   Novelli, P C ^f   Piketh, S J ^g   Sparling, L ^a   Stein, D ^h   Swap, R J ^h   Yokelson, R J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^f EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^h UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOMASS BURNING; CARBON MONOXIDE; PLUME; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT;

AFRICA; MOZAMBIQUE; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 0742304854     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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