The Mediterranean summertime ozone maximum: Global emission sensitivities and radiative impacts

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 2331-2345

  Richards, N A D ^a   Arnold, S R ^a   Chipperfield, M P ^a   Miles, G ^b   Rap, A ^a   Siddans, R ^b   Monks, S A ^a   Hollaway, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b RUTHERFORD APPLETON LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GOME; OZONE; RADIATIVE FORCING; SUMMER; TROPOSPHERE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

EID: 84874524599     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-13-2331-2013     Document Type: Article

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