Space-based formaldehyde measurements as constrains on volatile organic compound emissions in east and south Asia and implications for ozone

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 112, Issue 6, 2007, Pages

  Fu, Tzung May ^a   Jacob, Daniel J ^a   Palmer, Paul I ^b,c   Chance, Kelly ^d   Wang, Yuxuan X ^a   Barletta, Barbara ^e   Blake, Donald R ^e   Stanton, Jenny C ^b   Pilling, Michael J ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^d HARVARD SMITHSONIAN CENTER FOR ASTROPHYSICS   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; BIOFUELS; BIOMASS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FORMALDEHYDE; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; ATMOSPHERIC PLUME; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; BIOMASS BURNING; ESTIMATION METHOD; FORMALDEHYDE; GOME; OZONE; POLLUTANT SOURCE; TRAFFIC EMISSION; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; NORTH CHINA PLAIN; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 34249715664     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JD007853     Document Type: Article

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