Asian chemical outflow to the Pacific in late spring observed during the PEACE-B aircraft mission

Journal of Geophysical Research D: Atmospheres

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

  Oshima, N ^a   Koike, M ^a   Nakamura, H ^a   Kondo, Y ^b   Takegawa, N ^b   Miyazaki, Y ^b   Blake, D R ^c   Shirai, T ^d,e   Kita, K ^f   Kawakami, S ^d   Ogawa, T ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

^e National Institute for Environmental Studies   (Japan)

^f IBARAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chemical outflow; Convection; Transport

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; CARBON MONOXIDE; CONVECTION; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; VERTICAL MOVEMENT;

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

EID: 20044385239     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JD004976     Document Type: Article

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