Vertical profiles of NO3, N2O5, O3, and NOx in the nocturnal boundary layer: 2. Model studies on the altitude dependence of composition and chemistry

Journal of Geophysical Research D: Atmospheres

Volumn 109, Issue 12, 2004, Pages

  Geyer, Andreas ^a   Stutz, Jochen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Nitrate radical; Nocturnal chemistry; Vertical transport

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; NITROGEN OXIDES; NOCTURNAL BOUNDARY LAYER; URBAN ATMOSPHERE; VERTICAL PROFILE;

NORTH AMERICA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 4444273729     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JD004211     Document Type: Article

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