Ozone over the Western Mediterranean Sea - Results from two years of shipborne measurements

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 675-688

  Velchev, K ^a   Cavalli, F ^a   Hjorth, J ^a   Marmer, E ^a   Vignati, E ^a   Dentener, F ^a   Raes, F ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; BLACK CARBON; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); MONITORING; OZONE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; SHIPBORNE MEASUREMENT; TRAJECTORY;

GULF OF GENOA; LIGURIAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA (WEST);

VINDULA ARSINOE;

EID: 79251489777     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-11-675-2011     Document Type: Article

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