Interannual variation and trends in air pollution over Europe due to climate variability during 1958-2001 simulated with a regional CTM coupled to the ERA40 reanalysis

Tellus, Series B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 77-98

  Andersson, Camilla ^a   Langner, Joakim ^b   Bergström, Robert ^b  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH METEOROLOGICAL AND HYDROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CLIMATE VARIATION; NITROGEN; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OZONE; PARTICULATE MATTER; SULFUR;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 33846504725     PISSN: 02806509     EISSN: 16000889     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0889.2006.00231.x     Document Type: Article

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