Chemical characteristics of North American surface layer outflow: Insights from Chebogue Point, Nova Scotia

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 111, Issue 23, 2006, Pages

  Millet, Dylan B ^a,b   Goldstein, Allen H ^a   Holzinger, Rupert ^a,c   Williams, Brent J ^a   Allan, James D ^d   Jimenez, José L ^e   Worsnop, Douglas R ^f   Roberts, James M ^g   White, Allen B ^g   Hudman, Rynda C ^b   Bertschi, Isaac T ^h,i   Stohl, Andreas ^j  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^f AERODYNE RESEARCH INC   (United States)

^g NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON BOTHELL   (United States)

ⁱ Department of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences University of Washington ^*  (United States)

^j NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR AIR RESEARCH   (Norway)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; BOUNDARY LAYERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TRACE ELEMENTS;

AEROSOL; AIR MASS; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; BIOGENIC EMISSION; CARBON MONOXIDE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; FACTOR ANALYSIS; ORGANIC CARBON; OUTFLOW; OZONE; POLLUTANT SOURCE; SURFACE LAYER; TRACE GAS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; NOVA SCOTIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34547575753     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JD007287     Document Type: Article

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