Ammonia sources, transport, transformation, and deposition in coastal New England during summer

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 112, Issue 10, 2007, Pages

  Smith, Allen M ^a,b   Keene, William C ^a   Maben, John R ^a   Pszenny, Alexander A P ^c,d   Fischer, Emily ^d,e   Stohl, Andreas ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b Pollard Environmental LLC ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^d Mount Washington Observatory   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^f NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR AIR RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; AMMONIA; ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; COASTAL ZONES; GAS EMISSIONS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

AEROSOL; AMMONIA; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT;

APPLEDORE ISLAND; ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MAINE; MAINE; NEW ENGLAND; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34547590881     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JD007574     Document Type: Article

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