Modeling the effect of plume-rise on the transport of carbon monoxide over Africa with NCAR CAM

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 8, Issue 22, 2008, Pages 6801-6812

  Guan, H ^a,b   Chatfield, R B ^b   Freitas, S R ^c   Bergstrom, R W ^a   Longo, K M ^c  

^a BAY AREA ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

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EID: 70749099631     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-8-6801-2008     Document Type: Article

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