Influence of mountain venting in the Alps on the ozone chemistry of the lower free troposphere and the European pollution export

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 110, Issue 22, 2005, Pages 1-18

  Henne, S ^a,b   Dommen, J ^a   Neininger, B ^c   Reimann, S ^b   Staehelin, J ^d   Prévôt, Andre S H ^a  

^a PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^c MetAir AG Airborne Observations Airfield LSZN   (Switzerland)

^d Land Climate Dynamics Group   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; OZONE; TROPOSPHERE; VENTING;

EID: 30144441096     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JD005936     Document Type: Article

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