Variabilities in ozone at a semi-urban site in the Indo-Gangetic Plain region: Association with the meteorology and regional processes

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 117, Issue 20, 2012, Pages

  Ojha, Narendra ^a,b   Naja, Manish ^a,b   Singh, K P ^c   Sarangi, T ^a,b   Kumar, R ^a   Lal, S ^d   Lawrence, M G ^e,f   Butler, T M ^e,f   Chandola, H C ^b  

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

^b KUMAUN UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c G B PANT UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^d PHYSICAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (India)

^e MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^f INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED SUSTAINABILITY STUDIES   (Germany)

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EID: 84868021864     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012JD017716     Document Type: Article

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