Atmospheric mercury chemistry: Sensitivity of global model simulations to chemical reactions

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 111, Issue 22, 2006, Pages

  Seigneur, Christian ^a   Vijayaraghavan, Krish ^a   Lohman, Kristen ^a  

^a ATMOSPHERIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MERCURY (METAL); OXIDATION; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CHEMICAL REACTION; MERCURY (ELEMENT); OXIDATION; REDUCTION;

EID: 34548150779     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JD006780     Document Type: Article

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