Modeling atmospheric sulfur over the Northern Hemisphere during the Aerosol Characterization Experiment 2 experimental period

Journal of Geophysical Research D: Atmospheres

Volumn 109, Issue 22, 2004, Pages 1-28

  Benkovitz, Carmen M ^a   Schwartz, Stephen E ^a   Jensen, Michael P ^b   Miller, Mark A ^a   Easter, R C ^c   Bates, Timothy S ^d  

^a BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^c PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

CTM; Modelling; Sulfate

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; BIOGENIC EMISSION; MIXING RATIO; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; NUMERICAL MODEL; SOURCE PARAMETERS; SULFUR; VOLCANIC GAS;

EID: 14344262448     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JD004939     Document Type: Article

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