Novel application of satellite and in-situ measurements to map surface-level NO2 in the Great Lakes region

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 11, Issue 22, 2011, Pages 11761-11775

  Lee, C J ^a   Brook, J R ^b   Evans, G J ^a   Martin, R V ^c,d   Mihele, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d HARVARD SMITHSONIAN CENTER FOR ASTROPHYSICS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OZONE; PHOTOLYSIS; SATELLITE IMAGERY; WIND DIRECTION;

CANADA; GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA]; ONTARIO [CANADA]; WINDSOR;

EID: 81855228067     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-11-11761-2011     Document Type: Article

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