Intercontinental transport and its influence on the ozone concentration over central Europe: Three case studies

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 108, Issue 12, 2003, Pages

  Trickl, Thomas ^a   Cooper, Owen R ^b   Eisele, Holger ^a   James, Paul ^c   Mücke, Robert ^a   Stohl, Andreas ^c  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Intercontinental transport; Lidar; Ozone; Particle dispersion model; Trajectories; Transatlantic transport

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; DISPERSION; LIDAR; OZONE; TRAJECTORY;

EID: 0942299876     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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