Measurement of western U.S. baseline ozone from the surface to the tropopause and assessment of downwind impact regions

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 116, Issue 22, 2011, Pages

  Cooper, O R ^a,b   Oltmans, S J ^a,b   Johnson, B J ^b   Brioude, J ^a,b   Angevine, W ^a,b   Trainer, M ^b   Parrish, D D ^b   Ryerson, T R ^b   Pollack, I ^a,b   Cullis, P D ^b   Ives, M A ^c   Tarasick, D W ^d   Al Saadi, J ^e   Stajner, I ^c,f  

^a Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences University of Colorado at Boulder ^*  (United States)

^b EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^d ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^e NASA HEADQUARTERS   (United States)

^f NOBLIS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUDS; LANDFORMS; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; TROPOSPHERE;

AIR MASS; CALIFORNIA; EASTERN CALIFORNIA; HIGH ELEVATION; LATITUDINAL VARIATION; LAUNCH SITES; NORTH AMERICAN; OZONE MEASUREMENTS; OZONE MONITORING; OZONE PRECURSORS; OZONE PRODUCTION; OZONE PROFILES; OZONESONDES; POLLUTION PLUMES; TRINIDAD; TROPOSPHERIC OZONE; WEST COAST;

OZONE;

AIR MASS; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; ATMOSPHERIC PLUME; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BASELINE CONDITIONS; COASTAL ZONE; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; OZONE; POLLUTANT SOURCE; POLLUTION MONITORING; SHIPPING; STRATOSPHERE; TROPOPAUSE; TROPOSPHERE;

CHINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 81755161207     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JD016095     Document Type: Article

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