Intercontinental transport of anthropogenic sulfur dioxide and other pollutants: An infrared remote sensing case study

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 38, Issue 19, 2011, Pages

  Clarisse, Lieven ^a   Fromm, Michael ^b   Ngadi, Yasmine ^a   Emmons, Louisa ^c   Clerbaux, Cathy ^a,d   Hurtmans, Daniel ^a   Coheur, Pierre Franois ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^b NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^d SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; FORMIC ACID; METHANOL; REMOTE SENSING; SULFUR;

EAST ASIA; INFRARED ATMOSPHERIC SOUNDER; INFRARED REMOTE SENSING; INTERCONTINENTAL TRANSPORT; MAJOR EVENTS; METOP-A; NORTHEAST CHINA; TRACE GAS;

SULFUR DIOXIDE;

ATMOSPHERIC PLUME; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CORRELATION; INFRARED RADIATION; METHANOL; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; REMOTE SENSING; SULFUR DIOXIDE; TRACE GAS; UPLIFT;

CHINA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 80054772582     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011GL048976     Document Type: Article

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