Winter-and summertime continental influences on tropospheric O3 and CO observed by TES over the western North Atlantic Ocean

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 3723-3741

  Hegarty, J ^a   Mao, H ^a   Talbot, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRFLOW; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CARBON MONOXIDE; FLOW PATTERN; MIXING RATIO; OZONE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; SPECTROMETER; SUMMER; TROPOSPHERE; WINTER;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); UNITED STATES;

EID: 77951606466     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-10-3723-2010     Document Type: Article

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