Impact of aircraft NOx emissions on tropospheric ozone calculated with a chemistry-general circulation model: Sensitivity to higher hydrocarbon chemistry

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 107, Issue 13, 2002, Pages

  Kentarchos, A S ^a   Roelofs, G J ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aircraft emissions; GCM; Nonmethane hydrocarbons; Ozone

Indexed keywords

EID: 36448979237     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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