Influence of fair-weather cumulus clouds on isoprene chemistry

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 117, Issue 10, 2012, Pages

  Kim, S W ^a,b   Barth, M C ^c   Trainer, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CLOUDS; KETONES; NITROGEN OXIDES; OZONE;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY MODEL; BOUNDARY LAYER TURBULENCE; CHEMICAL MECHANISM; CHEMICAL SPECIES; CLOUD LAYERS; CLOUD PROCESS; CUMULUS CLOUD; DECIDUOUS FOREST; GASPHASE; GRID RESOLUTION; HORIZONTAL RESOLUTION; LARGE-EDDY SIMULATION MODELS; LARGE-SCALE MODELS; METHACROLEIN; MIXING RATIOS; TURBULENT EDDY; TURBULENT TRANSPORTS; TURNOVER TIME; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTIONS;

OZONE LAYER;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; BOUNDARY LAYER; CUMULUS; DECIDUOUS FOREST; ISOPRENE; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; MIXING RATIO; NITROGEN OXIDES; NUMERICAL MODEL; OXIDATION; OZONE;

EID: 84861419136     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JD017099     Document Type: Article

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