An assessment of the ability of three-dimensional air quality models with current thermodynamic equilibrium models to predict aerosol NO3 -

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 110, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1-22

  Yu, Shaocai ^a,b,c   Dennis, Robin ^a,b   Roselle, Shawn ^a,b   Nenes, Athanasios ^d   Walker, John ^e   Eder, Brian ^a,b   Schere, Kenneth ^a,b   Swall, Jenise ^a,b   Robarge, Wayne ^f  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION   (United States)

^d GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^e U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^f NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY;

EID: 30344434003     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JD004718     Document Type: Article

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