Characterization and source regions of 51 high-CO events observed during Civil Aircraft for the Regular Investigation of the Atmosphere Based on an Instrument Container (CARIBIC) flights between south China and the Philippines, 2005-2008

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 116, Issue 20, 2011, Pages

  Lai, S C ^a,b   Baker, A K ^a   Schuck, T J ^a   Slemr, F ^a   Brenninkmeijer, C A M ^a   Van Velthoven, P ^c   Oram, D E ^d   Zahn, A ^e   Ziereis, H ^f  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^b SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c ROYAL NETHERLANDS METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE KNMI   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^e KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^f GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARBON MONOXIDE; UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

AIR PARCELS; ANTHROPOGENIC EMISSIONS; ATMOSPHERIC TRACES; BACK TRAJECTORY ANALYSIS; CIVIL AIRCRAFTS; FRANKFURT , GERMANY; FUEL BURNING; GUANGZHOU , CHINA; LONG RANGE TRANSPORT; NORTHEAST ASIA; PASSENGER AIRCRAFTS; PHILIPPINES; SOURCE REGION; SOUTH CHINA; TRACE GAS; UPPER TROPOSPHERE;

AIRCRAFT;

AIRCRAFT; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOMASS BURNING; CARBON MONOXIDE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; EMISSION INVENTORY; LONG RANGE TRANSPORT; TRACE GAS; TRAJECTORY; TROPOSPHERE;

CHINA; FRANKFURT; GERMANY; INDONESIA; PHILIPPINES;

EID: 80055059887     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JD016375     Document Type: Article

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