Influences of the boundary layer evolution on surface ozone variations at a tropical rural site in India

Journal of Earth System Science

Volumn 121, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 911-922

  Reddy, K K ^a   Naja, M ^b,d   Ojha, N ^b,d   Mahesh, P ^a   Lal, S ^c  

^a YOGI VEMANA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b ARYABHATTA RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF OBSERVATIONAL SCIENCES ARIES   (India)

^c PHYSICAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (India)

^d KUMAUN UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Air trajectory; Atmospheric sciences; Boundary layer; Box model; Instruments and techniques experiments; Modelling; Surface ozone; Wind profiler

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYER; HEIGHT; MIXING RATIO; MODELING; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; RURAL ATMOSPHERE; TRAJECTORY; WIND PROFILE;

INDIA;

EID: 84867682693     PISSN: 02534126     EISSN: 0973774X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12040-012-0200-z     Document Type: Article

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