Trans-Pacific transport of black carbon and fine aerosols (D < 2.5 μm) into North America

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 112, Issue 5, 2007, Pages

  Hadley, Odelle L ^a   Ramanathan, V ^a   Carmichael, G R ^b   Tang, Y ^b,c   Corrigan, C E ^a   Roberts, G C ^a   Mauger, G S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; CARBON BLACK; COMPUTER SIMULATION; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; TROPOSPHERE;

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; BLACK CARBON; CARBON EMISSION; LONG RANGE TRANSPORT; RADIATION BUDGET; RADIATIVE FORCING; SIMULATION;

NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 34548567824     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JD007632     Document Type: Article

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