Transport of 222radon to the remote troposphere using the model of atmospheric transport and chemistry and assimilated winds from ECMWF and the national center for environmental prediction/NCAR

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 102, Issue 23, 1997, Pages 28139-28151

  Mahowald, Natalie M ^a,b,e   Rasch, Philip J ^c   Eaton, Brian E ^c   Whittlestone, Stewart ^d   Prinn, Ronald G ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^d AUSTRALIAN NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

^e STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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EID: 5244286743     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97jd02084     Document Type: Article

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