A trajectory analysis of atmospheric transport of black carbon aerosols to Canadian high Arctic in winter and spring (1990-2005)

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 10, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 5065-5073

  Huang, L ^a   Gong, S L ^b   Sharma, S ^b   Lavoue D ^b   Jia, C Q ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; BLACK CARBON; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EUROPEAN UNION; RADIATIVE FORCING; REGIONAL CLIMATE; SPRING (SEASON); TROPOSPHERE; WINTER;

ARCTIC; CANADA; EURASIA; NUNAVUT; USSR;

EID: 77953221441     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-10-5065-2010     Document Type: Article

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