Reactive nitrogen transport and photochemistry in urban plumes over the North Atlantic Ocean

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 111, Issue 23, 2006, Pages

  Neuman, J Andy ^a,b   Parrish, D D ^b   Trainer, M ^b   Ryerson, T B ^b   Holloway, John S ^a,b   Nowak, J B ^a,b   Swanson, A ^a,b,c   Flocke, Frank M ^c   Roberts, James M ^b   Brown, Steven S ^a,b   Stark, Harald ^a,b   Sommariva, R ^a,b   Stohl, Andreas ^d   Peltier, Richard E ^e   Weber, Rodney J ^e   Wollny, A G ^a,b   Sueper, D T ^a,b   Hubler, G ^a,b   Fehsenfeld, Frederick C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^d NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR AIR RESEARCH   (Norway)

^e GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; BOUNDARY LAYERS; NITRIC ACID; NITROGEN; PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS; PHOTOLYSIS; PHOTOOXIDATION; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

ATMOSPHERIC PLUME; BOUNDARY LAYER; CARBON MONOXIDE; MIXING RATIO; NITRIC ACID; NITROGEN; OXIDATION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTOLYSIS; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; URBAN POLLUTION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH);

EID: 34547560040     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JD007010     Document Type: Article

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