Impact of lightning-NO on eastern United States photochemistry during the summer of 2006 as determined using the CMAQ model

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1737-1758

  Allen, D J ^a   Pickering, K E ^b   Pinder, R W ^c   Henderson, B H ^d   Appel, K W ^c   Prados, A ^e  

^a Bldg 142   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; DEPOSITION; LIGHTNING; NITROGEN OXIDES; OZONE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; SUMMER; TROPOSPHERE; WET DEPOSITION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84870050047     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-12-1737-2012     Document Type: Article

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