Transport and Chemical Evolution over the Pacific (TRACE-P) aircraft mission: Design, execution, and first results

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 108, Issue 20, 2003, Pages

  Jacob, Daniel J ^a   Crawford, James H ^b   Kleb, Mary M ^b   Connors, Vickie S ^b   Bendura, Richard J ^b   Raper, James L ^b   Sachse, Glen W ^b   Gille, John C ^c   Emmons, Louisa ^c   Heald, Colette L ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Asia; Atmospheric chemistry; China; Climate; MOPITT

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; AIRCRAFT; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; NITRATES;

AEROSOL; AIRCRAFT; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOMASS BURNING; DESIGN; DUST; EVOLUTION; FORECASTING METHOD; GREENHOUSE GAS; INSTRUMENTATION; MEASUREMENT METHOD; NITRATE; NUCLEATION; OUTFLOW; OZONE; SULFATE; TRAJECTORY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; GUAM; HAWAII [UNITED STATES]; HONG KONG; HONSHU; JAPAN; KANTO; MARIANA ISLANDS; MICRONESIA; MIDWAY ISLANDS; NORTH AMERICA; OKINAWA [RYUKYU ISLANDS]; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; RYUKYU ISLANDS; TOKYO [KANTO]; UNITED STATES; WAKE ISLANDS;

EID: 36549067657     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002JD003276     Document Type: Article

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