Trace gases behaviour in sensitive areas of the northwestern Himalaya-A case study of Kullu-Manali tourist complex, India

Indian Journal of Radio and Space Physics

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 197-203

  Kuniyal, Jagdish C ^a   Rao, P S P ^b   Momin, G A ^b   Safai, P D ^b   Tiwari, S ^b   Ali, K ^b  

^a G B PANT INSTITUTE OF HIMALAYAN ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL METEOROLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Kullu manali; Nitrogen dioxide; Northwestern himalaya; Sulphur dioxide; Surface ozone

Indexed keywords

EID: 79451473181     PISSN: 03678393     EISSN: 0975105X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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