Chemical evidence of long-range atmospheric transport over southern Africa

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 107, Issue 24, 2002, Pages

  Piketh, S J ^a   Swap, R J ^b   Maenhaut, W ^c   Annegarn, H J ^a   Formenti, P ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ÉVORA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Atmospheric chemistry; Atmospheric long range transport; Trajectory analysis

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; CLIMATOLOGY; DATA ACQUISITION; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS;

ACCUMULATION RATE; AEROSOL; AIR SAMPLING; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; ANTICYCLONE; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; CLIMATOLOGY; DATA SET; EMISSION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INDUSTRIAL EMISSION; TRACE GAS; TRAJECTORY;

AFRICA; BEN MACDHUI; EASTERN CAPE; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 33751278966     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002JD002056     Document Type: Article

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