Observations of atmospheric reactive nitrogen species in Rocky Mountain National Park and across northern Colorado

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 64, Issue , 2013, Pages 66-76

  Benedict, Katherine B ^a   Day, Derek ^b   Schwandner, Florian M ^a   Kreidenweis, Sonia M ^a   Schichtel, Bret ^b   Malm, William C ^b   Collett, Jeffrey L ^a  

^a Department of Mechanical Engineering   (United States)

^b Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheric nitrogen; Nitrogen deposition; Regional transport; Rocky Mountain National Park

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC CONTRIBUTION; ATMOSPHERIC NITROGEN; FIELD CAMPAIGN; GROUND-LEVEL; NITRATE CONCENTRATION; NITROGEN DEPOSITION; OXIDIZED NITROGEN; REACTIVE NITROGEN; REACTIVE NITROGEN SPECIES; REDUCED NITROGEN; REGIONAL TRANSPORT; ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK; SPATIAL GRADIENTS; TRANSPORT PATTERNS; URBAN CORRIDORS; WIND DIRECTIONS; WIND PATTERNS;

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; LANDFORMS; NITRIC ACID;

NITROGEN;

AMMONIA; FERTILIZER; FUEL; NITROGEN; REACTIVE NITROGEN SPECIES;

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; NITROGEN; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; REGIONAL CLIMATE; URBAN ATMOSPHERE;

AGRICULTURE; AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; DRY DEPOSITION; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FIRE; LIVESTOCK; MOTOR VEHICLE; NATIONAL PARK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; WIND; WOOD;

COLORADO; FRONT RANGE; ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK; ROCKY MOUNTAINS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84867746889     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2012.08.066     Document Type: Article

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