The 2003 North American electrical blackout: An accidental experiment in atmospheric chemistry

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 31, Issue 13, 2004, Pages

  Marufu, Lackson T ^a   Taubman, Brett F ^b   Bloomer, Bryan ^a   Piety, Charles A ^a   Doddridge, Bruce G ^a   Stehr, Jeffrey W ^a   Dickerson, Russell R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b Bldg 142   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; CARBON MONOXIDE; ELECTRIC POWER PLANTS; GAS EMISSIONS; LIGHT SCATTERING; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEM INTERCONNECTION; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

ELECTRICAL BLACKOUTS; HAZE; LIGHT ABSORBING PARTICLES;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; OUTAGES;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; HAZE; INDUSTRIAL EMISSION; OZONE; POWER PLANT;

NORTH AMERICA;

ABSORBING PARTICLES; AIRBORNE OBSERVATIONS; CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA; ELECTRICAL BLACKOUT; LIGHT SCATTERED; NORTH AMERICAN; REGIONAL HAZE; VISUAL RANGE;

EID: 4544263844     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004GL019771     Document Type: Article

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