Multi-scale model analysis of boundary layer ozone over East Asia

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 3277-3301

  Lin, M ^a   Holloway, T ^a   Oki, T ^b   Streets, D G ^c   Richter, A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

^c ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; AIR QUALITY; AIRBORNE SURVEY; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; BOUNDARY CONDITION; BOUNDARY LAYER; CLOUD COVER; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DIURNAL VARIATION; MIXING RATIO; OZONE; RAINFALL; SATELLITE DATA;

FAR EAST;

EID: 74049095322     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-9-3277-2009     Document Type: Article

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