Particle characterictics following cloud-modified transport from Asia to North America

Journal of Geophysical Research D: Atmospheres

Volumn 109, Issue 23, 2004, Pages 1-17

  Brock, Charles A ^a,b   Hudson, Paula K ^a,b   Lovejoy, Edward R ^b   Sullivan, Amy ^c   Nowak, John B ^a,b   Huey, L Gregory ^c   Cooper, Owen R ^a,b   Cziczo, Daniel J ^a,b   de Gouw, Joost ^a,b   Fehsenfeld, Fred C ^a,b   Holloway, John S ^a,b   Hübler, Gerhard ^a,b   Lafleur, Bernard G ^d   Murphy, Daniel M ^b   Neuman, J Andrew ^a,b   Nicks Jr , Dennis K ^a,b,e   Orsini, Douglas A ^c   Parrish, David D ^b   Ryerson, Thomas B ^b   Tanner, David J ^c   Warneke, Carsten ^a,b   Weber, Rodney J ^c   Wilson, James C ^d   more..

^a Coop Inst Res in Environ Sci ^*  (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d University of Denver   (United States)

^e BALL AEROSPACE AND TECHNOLOGIES CORP   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerosol particles; Free troposphere; Long range transport

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; LONG RANGE TRANSPORT; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; PARTICLE SIZE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TROPOSPHERE;

OCEANIC REGIONS; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (EAST); WORLD;

EID: 20044363964     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JD004198     Document Type: Article

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