Extratropical waves transport boreal wildfire emissions and drive regional air quality dynamics

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 113, Issue 23, 2008, Pages

  Bein, Keith J ^a   Zhao, Yongjing ^b   Johnston, Murray V ^c   Evans, Greg J ^d   Wexler, Anthony S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b University of California   (United States)

^c DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; FIRES; WIND;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC PLUME; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BOREAL FOREST; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); POLLUTANT SOURCE; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; STAGNATION FLOW; WILDFIRE;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA]; PENNSYLVANIA; PITTSBURGH; TORONTO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 59749098389     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JD010169     Document Type: Article

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