Assessing the relative contributions of transport efficiency and scavenging to seasonal variability in Arctic aerosol

Tellus, Series B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 190-196

  Garrett, Timothy J ^a   Zhao, Chuanfeng ^a,b   Novelli, Paul C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; CARBON MONOXIDE; FREEZING; LIGHT SCATTERING; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; SCAVENGING (CHEMISTRY); SEASONAL VARIATION; TRACER;

ALASKA; ARCTIC; BARROW; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78649537273     PISSN: 02806509     EISSN: 16000889     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0889.2010.00453.x     Document Type: Article

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