Accounting for non-linear chemistry of ship plumes in the GEOS-Chem global chemistry transport model

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 11, Issue 22, 2011, Pages 11707-11722

  Vinken, G C M ^a   Boersma, K F ^a,b   Jacob, D J ^c   Meijer, E W ^d  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b ROYAL NETHERLANDS METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE KNMI   (Netherlands)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; EMISSION INVENTORY; EXHAUST EMISSION; NITROGEN OXIDES; NONLINEARITY; OZONE; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); NORTH SEA;

EID: 81855226736     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-11-11707-2011     Document Type: Article

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