Detection from space of a reduction in anthropogenic emissions of nitrogen oxides during the Chinese economic downturn

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 11, Issue 15, 2011, Pages 8171-8188

  Lin, J T ^a   McElroy, M B ^b  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ECONOMIC IMPACT; EMISSION CONTROL; INDUSTRIAL EMISSION; NITROGEN OXIDES; POLLUTANT SOURCE; SATELLITE IMAGERY; TROPOSPHERE;

CHIN; MYANMAR;

EID: 80051636850     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-11-8171-2011     Document Type: Article

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