Increasing surface ozone concentrations in the background atmosphere of Southern China, 1994-2007

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 9, Issue 16, 2009, Pages 6217-6227

  Wang, T ^a   Wei, X L ^a   Ding, A J ^a   Poon, C N ^a   Lam, K S ^a   Li, Y S ^a   Chan, L Y ^a   Anson, M ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR MASS; CARBON MONOXIDE; COASTAL ZONE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); INFLOW; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OUTFLOW; OZONE; TROPOSPHERE; URBAN ATMOSPHERE; WIND;

CHINA; PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTH CHINA SEA;

EID: 78449295973     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-9-6217-2009     Document Type: Article

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