Vertical ozone measurements in the troposphere over the Eastern Mediterranean and comparison with Central Europe

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 7, Issue 14, 2007, Pages 3783-3790

  Kalabokas, P D ^a   Volz Thomas, A ^b   Brioude, J ^c   Thouret, V ^d   Cammas, J P ^d   Repapis, C C ^a  

^a BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (Greece)

^b FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^c EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^d LABORATOIRE D AÉROLOGIE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EUROPEAN UNION; MEASUREMENT METHOD; MIXING RATIO; OZONE; TROPOSPHERE; VERTICAL PROFILE;

ANTALYA BASIN; ASIA; CENTRAL EUROPE; CRETE; DODECANESE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; IRAKLION [CRETE]; IRAKLION [IRAKLION (DPR)]; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MIDDLE EAST; RHODES; SOUTHERN AEGEAN; SOUTHERN EUROPE; TURKEY;

EID: 34547456150     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-7-3783-2007     Document Type: Article

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