Chemical cycling and deposition of atmospheric mercury: Global constraints from observations

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 2007, Pages

  Selin, Noelle E ^a   Javob, Daniel J ^a   Park, Rokjin J ^a   Yantosca, Robert M ^a   Strode, Sarah ^b   Jaeglé, Lyatt ^b   Jaffe, Daniel ^c  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON BOTHELL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MERCURY (METAL); PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS; TROPOSPHERE; UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

AEROSOL; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; CHEMICAL CYCLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MERCURY (ELEMENT); PHOTOCHEMISTRY; POINT SOURCE POLLUTION; STRATOSPHERE; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; TROPOSPHERE;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN; OKINAWA ISLAND; OKINAWA ISLANDS; OKINAWA [RYUKYU ISLANDS]; RYUKYU ISLANDS;

EID: 34248674655     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JD007450     Document Type: Article

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