The relative importance of various source regions on East Asian surface ozone

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 10, Issue 22, 2010, Pages 11305-11322

  Nagashima, T ^a   Ohara, T ^a   Sudo, K ^b,c   Akimoto, H ^d  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

^b NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^d Acid Deposition and Oxidant Research Center   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ESTIMATION METHOD; OZONE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER; TRACER;

CHINA; FAR EAST; JAPAN; KOREA; NORTH CHINA PLAIN;

EID: 78649679710     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-10-11305-2010     Document Type: Article

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