Ozone production from the 2004 North American boreal fires

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 111, Issue 24, 2006, Pages

  Pfister, G G ^a   Emmons, L K ^a   Hess, P G ^a   Honrath, R ^b   Lamarque, J F ^a   Val Martin, M ^b   Owen, R C ^b   Avery, M A ^c   Browell, Edward V ^c   Holloway, J S ^d   Nedelec, P ^e   Purvis, R ^f   Ryerson, Thomas B ^d   Sachse, G W ^c   Schlager, Hans ^g  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b Michigan Technological University   (United States)

^c NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^d NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^e CNRS   (France)

^f CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^g GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FIRES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OZONE; PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS; THERMAL PLUMES;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; ATMOSPHERIC PLUME; BOREAL FOREST; CARBON MONOXIDE; FOREST FIRE; MEASUREMENT METHOD; MIXING RATIO; OZONE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; SUMMER;

ALASKA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34250171432     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JD007695     Document Type: Article

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