A multi-model study of impacts of climate change on surface ozone in Europe

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 12, Issue 21, 2012, Pages 10423-10440

  Langner, J ^a   Engardt, M ^a   Baklanov, A ^b   Christensen, J H ^c   Gauss, M ^d   Geels, C ^c   Hedegaard, G B ^c,h   Nuterman, R ^b   Simpson, D ^d,e   Soares, J ^f   Sofiev, M ^f   Wind, P ^d,g   Zakey, A ^b  

^a SWEDISH METEOROLOGICAL AND HYDROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b DANISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^d NORWEGIAN METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Norway)

^e CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^f FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^h LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CLIMATE CHANGE; ISOPRENE; NUMERICAL MODEL; TOTAL OZONE;

EUROPE;

EID: 84863225685     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-12-10423-2012     Document Type: Article

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