Explanations for the spring peak in ground-level ozone in the Southwestern United States

Physical Geography

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 105-129

  Diem, Jeremy E ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ozone; Pollutant transport; Southwestern United States; Stratospheric intrusions

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; OZONE; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; STRATOSPHERE-TROPOSPHERE INTERACTION;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 11144339422     PISSN: 02723646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2747/0272-3646.25.2.105     Document Type: Article

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