A backward modeling study of intercontinental pollution transport using aircraft measurements

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 108, Issue 12, 2003, Pages

  Stohl, A ^a   Forster, C ^a   Eckhardt, S ^a   Spichtinger, N ^a   Huntrieser, H ^b   Heland, J ^b   Schlager, H ^b   Wilhelm, S ^c   Arnold, F ^c   Cooper, O ^d  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR KERNPHYSIK   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Aircraft measurements; Retroplumes; Source receptor relationships; Trajectories

Indexed keywords

AIRBORNE SENSING; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; LAGRANGIAN ANALYSIS; PLUME; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; TRAJECTORY;

ASIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 0942267368     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002jd002862     Document Type: Article

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