An analysis on abnormally low ozone in the upper troposphere over subtropical East Asia in spring 2004

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 41, Issue 17, 2007, Pages 3556-3564

  Chan, C Y ^a   Li, Y S ^a   Tang, J H ^a   Leung, Y K ^b   Wu, M C ^b   Chan, L Y ^a   Chang, C C ^a   Liu, S C ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG OBSERVATORY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

China; Deep convection; Hadley circulation; Ozone; Typhoon

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; CHINA; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ELECTROCHEMISTRY; OZONE; STORMS;

BACKWARD AIR TRAJECTORY; DEEP CONVECTION; ELECTROCHEMICAL CONCENTRATION; HADLEY CIRCULATION;

TROPOSPHERE;

ANALYTICAL METHOD; CONVECTIVE BOUNDARY LAYER; HADLEY CELL; MIXING RATIO; OZONE; SPRING (SEASON); SUBTROPICAL REGION; TROPOSPHERE; TYPHOON;

ARTICLE; ASIA; OZONE LAYER; POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TROPICS; TROPOSPHERE;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HAINAN; HONG KONG; PHILIPPINES; SANYA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; TAIPEI; TAIWAN;

EID: 34047248884     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2007.01.004     Document Type: Article

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