On the tropospheric ozone variations in a coastal area of Southwestern Europe under a mesoscale circulation

Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 748-759

  Adame, J A ^a,b   Serrano, E ^c   Bolivar J P ^b   de la Morena, B A ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TÉCNICA AEROESPACIAL   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HUELVA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR MASS; AIR POLLUTANTS; ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS; COASTAL AREA; COASTAL REGIONS; INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX; MESOSCALE CIRCULATION; METEOROLOGICAL CONDITION; OZONE RESIDUAL; RECIRCULATIONS; SEA-LAND BREEZE; SOLAR RADIATION INTENSITY; SURFACE OZONE; SYNOPTIC FORCING; TROPOSPHERIC OZONE; WIND DIRECTIONS;

COASTAL ZONES; OZONE; OZONE LAYER; SOLAR RADIATION; SUN;

AIR POLLUTION;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; COASTAL ZONE; LAND BREEZE; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; OROGRAPHY; OZONE; SEA BREEZE; SOLAR RADIATION; TROPOSPHERE; WIND DIRECTION;

EUROPE;

EID: 77955574154     PISSN: 15588424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2009JAMC2097.1     Document Type: Article

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