Validation of OMI tropospheric NO2 observations during INTEX-B and application to constrain NOx emissions over the eastern United States and Mexico

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 42, Issue 19, 2008, Pages 4480-4497

  Boersma, K F ^a   Jacob, D J ^a   Bucsela, E J ^b   Perring, A E ^c   Dirksen, R ^d   van der A, R J ^d   Yantosca, R M ^a   Park, R J ^a   Wenig, M O ^b   Bertram, T H ^c   Cohen, R C ^c  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d ROYAL NETHERLANDS METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE KNMI   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

INTEX B; NOx emissions; OMI; Tropospheric NO2; Validation

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; EXTRAPOLATION; GAS EMISSIONS; OZONE; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS;

COLUMN MEASUREMENTS; INDUSTRY EMISSIONS; POWER PLANT EMISSIONS;

NITROGEN OXIDES;

NITROUS OXIDE; OZONE;

AIRBORNE SURVEY; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMISSION INVENTORY; ESTIMATION METHOD; MEASUREMENT METHOD; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; NITROGEN OXIDES; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; POWER PLANT; TRAFFIC EMISSION; TROPOSPHERE;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; EXHAUST GAS; MEXICO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLECTOMETRY; STRATOSPHERE; TROPOSPHERE; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 42949143341     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2008.02.004     Document Type: Article

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