What caused extreme ozone concentrations over Cotonou in December 2005?

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 895-907

  Minga, A ^a,b   Thouret, V ^a   Saunois, M ^a   Delon, C ^a   Serca D ^a   Mari, C ^a   Sauvage, B ^a   Mariscal, A ^a,c   Leriche, M ^a   Cros, B ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE D AÉROLOGIE   (France)

^b Fondation Congolaise pour la Recherche Médicale Faculté des Sciences de la Santé University Marien Ngouabi   (Congo)

^c UNIVERSITÉ GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR MASS; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC PLUME; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); OZONE; VERTICAL PROFILE;

BENIN [WEST AFRICA]; COTONOU; OUEME;

EID: 75949125387     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-10-895-2010     Document Type: Article

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