Does the location of aircraft nitrogen oxide emissions affect their climate impact?

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 36, Issue 17, 2009, Pages

  Stevenson, David S ^a   Derwent, Richard G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b RDSCIENTIFIC   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; METHANE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROGEN OXIDES; OZONE;

CHEMISTRY TRANSPORT MODEL; CLIMATE IMPACTS; LOW BACKGROUND; NITROGEN OXIDE EMISSIONS; RADIATIVE FORCINGS; TIME HORIZONS;

AVIATION;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE EFFECT; METHANE; NITROGEN OXIDES; OZONE; RADIATIVE FORCING; TRAFFIC EMISSION;

EID: 71949101601     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009GL039422     Document Type: Article

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