Year-round measurements of nitrogen oxides and ozone in the tropical North Atlantic marine boundary layer

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 114, Issue 21, 2009, Pages

  Lee, J D ^a   Moller, S J ^a   Read, K A ^a   Lewis, A C ^a   Mendes, L ^b   Carpenter, L J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b Institute Nacional de Meteorologia e Geofisica Delegacao de Sao Vicente   (Cape Verde)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; CHEMICAL SENSORS; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROGEN OXIDES; OZONE; TROPICS;

AIR MASS; BOX MODELS; DETECTION LIMITS; HIGHLY SENSITIVE; LOW LEVEL; MARINE BOUNDARY LAYERS; MIXING RATIOS; MODEL RESULTS; NITROGEN DIOXIDES; NORTH ATLANTIC; OZONE DESTRUCTION; PARTS PER TRILLION;

OZONE LAYER;

AIR MASS; BOUNDARY LAYER; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; MIXING RATIO; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROGEN OXIDES; OZONE;

AFRICA; ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CAPE VERDE; MACARONESIA;

EID: 72049089272     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JD011878     Document Type: Article

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