Enhancements in lower stratospheric CH3CN observed by the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite Microwave Limb Sounder following boreal forest fires

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 109, Issue 6, 2004, Pages

  Livesey, Nathaniel J ^a   Fromm, Michael D ^b   Waters, Joe W ^a   Manney, Gloria L ^a,c   Santee, Michelle L ^a   Read, William G ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Computational Physics Inc ^*  (United States)

^c NEW MEXICO HIGHLANDS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomass burning; Convective events; Methyl cyanide

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOMASS BURNING; FOREST FIRE; SATELLITE DATA; STRATOSPHERE;

FLORIDA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 2642574269     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003jd004055     Document Type: Article

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