Downward transport and modification of tropospheric ozone through moist convection

Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 13-35

  Hu, Xiao Ming ^a   Fuentes, Jose D ^a   Zhang, Fuqing ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Convection; Dry deposition; Greenhouse gases; Ozone; Tropical meteorology

Indexed keywords

ALKANE; HYDROXYL RADICAL; METHANE;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE; BOUNDARY LAYER; CLOUD; DRY DEPOSITION; GREENHOUSE GAS; METEOROLOGY; OZONE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TROPOSPHERE; UPPER ATMOSPHERE; VERTICAL PROFILE;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE; BOUNDARY LAYER; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CLOUD; CONTROLLED STUDY; OXIDATION; OZONE LAYER; PHOTOLYSIS; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; SIMULATION; TROPOSPHERE; WATER VAPOR;

WEST AFRICA;

EID: 79952488361     PISSN: 01677764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10874-010-9179-5     Document Type: Article

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