Measurement of low-altitude CO over the Indian subcontinent by MOPITT

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 113, Issue 16, 2008, Pages

  Kar, J ^a   Jones, D B A ^a   Drummond, James R ^a   Attie J L ^b   Liu, J ^a   Zou, J ^a   Nichitiu, F ^a   Seymour, M D ^a   Edwards, D P ^c   Deeter, M N ^c   Gille, J C ^c   Richter, A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; CARBON MONOXIDE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GAS EMISSIONS; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; METEOROLOGY; NITROGEN OXIDES; RADIOMETERS; TROPOSPHERE;

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CARBON MONOXIDE; CARTOGRAPHY; EOS; GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITE; NUMERICAL MODEL; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SMOOTHING; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TROPOSPHERE; AEROSOL COMPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; SCIAMACHY;

ASIA; BIHAR; EURASIA; GANGETIC PLAIN; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA; WEST BENGAL;

AIR POLLUTION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; THERMAL POLLUTION; TROPOSPHERE;

850-HPA; AEROSOL MEASUREMENT; APRIORI; ATMOSPHERIC CO; CO EMISSIONS; HIGH CONCENTRATION; INDO-GANGETIC BASIN; LOW-ALTITUDE; LOWER TROPOSPHERE; MULTIANGLE IMAGING SPECTRORADIOMETER; SOURCE AREA; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SURFACE SOURCES; THERMAL CONTRASTS; UPPER TROPOSPHERE; WEST BENGAL;

POLLUTION DETECTION;

EID: 56249092478     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JD009362     Document Type: Article

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