Rapid intercontinental air pollution transport associated with a meteorological bomb

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 969-985

  Stohl, A ^a   Huntrieser, H ^b   Richter, A ^c   Beirle, S ^d   Cooper, O R ^e   Eckhardt, S ^a   Forster, C ^a   James, P ^a   Spichtinger, N ^a   Wenig, M ^f   Wagner, T ^d   Burrows, J P ^c   Platt, U ^d  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^f NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 2942603843     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-3-969-2003     Document Type: Article

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