Trends in OMI NO2 observations over the United States: Effects of emission control technology and the economic recession

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 12, Issue 24, 2012, Pages 12197-12209

  Russell, A R ^a,b   Valin, L C ^a   Cohen, R C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SONOMA TECHNOLOGY INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMISSION CONTROL; FINANCIAL CRISIS; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; TREND ANALYSIS; URBAN ATMOSPHERE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84871727288     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-12-12197-2012     Document Type: Article

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