Dynamic processes of mercury over the Mediterranean region: Results from the Mediterranean Atmospheric Mercury Cycle System (MAMCS) project

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 37, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2003, Pages 21-39

  Pirrone, N ^a   Ferrara, R ^a   Hedgecock, I M ^a   Kallos, G ^b   Mamane, Y ^c   Munthe, J ^d   Pacyna, J M ^e   Pytharoulis, I ^b   Sprovieri, F ^a   Voudouri, A ^b   Wangberg, I ^d  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^c TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^d IVL SWEDISH ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^e NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR AIR RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Atmosphere; Cycling; Measurements; Mediterranean Sea; Mercury; Modelling

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; DEPOSITION; METEOROLOGY;

DYNAMIC PROCESSES;

MERCURY (METAL);

MERCURY;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; DISPERSION; EMISSION; MERCURY; MODELING;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; DISPERSION; EMISSION; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; MERCURY (ELEMENT); MODELING;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; DYNAMICS; EUROPE; ISRAEL; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); UNIVERSITY;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 17144446201     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-2310(03)00251-6     Document Type: Article

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