Enhanced NO2 at Okinawa Island, Japan caused by rapid air-mass transport from China as observed by MAX-DOAS

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 45, Issue 15, 2011, Pages 2593-2597

  Takashima, H ^a   Irie, H ^a   Kanaya, Y ^a   Akimoto, H ^a  

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

Author keywords

Long range transport; MAX DOAS; Nitrogen dioxide

Indexed keywords

AIR MASS; COASTAL CHINA; DIFFERENTIAL OPTICAL ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; GROUND BASED; LONG RANGE TRANSPORT; MARINE BOUNDARY LAYERS; MASS TRANSPORT; MAX-DOAS; METEOROLOGICAL ANALYSIS; MULTI-AXIS; NITROGEN DIOXIDES; PROFILE OBSERVATIONS; STUDY SITES; TRAJECTORY ANALYSIS;

MASS TRANSFER; NITROGEN OXIDES;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY;

NITROGEN DIOXIDE;

AIR MASS; AIR-SEA INTERACTION; LONG RANGE TRANSPORT; MASS TRANSFER; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; TRAJECTORY; WIND DIRECTION;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CHINA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); JAPAN; METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA; MULTI AXIS DIFFERENTIAL OPTICAL ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPRING; SUMMER; WINTER;

CAPE HEDO; CHINA; JAPAN; OKINAWA [RYUKYU ISLANDS]; OKINAWA ISLAND; OKINAWA ISLANDS; RYUKYU ISLANDS;

EID: 79953328541     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2010.10.055     Document Type: Article

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