Mechanisms that influence the formation of high-ozone regions in the boundary layer downwind of the Asian continent in winter and spring

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 113, Issue 15, 2008, Pages

  Kondo, Y ^g   Hudman, R C ^c   Nakamura, K ^h   Koike, M ^f   Chen, G ^b   Miyazaki, Y ^g   Takegawa, N ^g   Blake, D R ^a   Simpson, I J ^a   Ko, M ^b   Kita, K ^e   Shirai, T ⁱ   Kawakami, S ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

^e IBARAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^h WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

ⁱ NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; BOUNDARY LAYERS; COASTAL ZONES; OZONE;

AIRCRAFT OBSERVATIONS; ASIAN CONTINENT; BACKGROUND LEVEL; CHEMISTRY TRANSPORT MODEL; COASTAL AREA; COASTAL REGIONS; EAST ASIA; EAST SIBERIA; EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC; FREE TROPOSPHERE; HORIZONTAL TRANSPORT; LOCAL PRODUCTION; MODEL RESULTS; MODEL SIMULATION; NORTHEAST ASIA; PRODUCTION RATES; SEASONAL CHANGES; SEASONAL VARIATION; UV- AND; WESTERN PACIFIC;

SIMULATORS;

AIRCRAFT; ANTICYCLONE; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; BOUNDARY LAYER; COASTAL ZONE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; SEASONAL VARIATION; TROPOSPHERE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ASIA; EURASIA; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTH);

EID: 58249084843     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JD008978     Document Type: Article

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