The assessment of the impact of aviation NOx on ozone and other radiative forcing responses - The importance of representing cruise altitudes accurately

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 74, Issue , 2013, Pages 159-168

  Skowron, A ^a   Lee, D S ^a   De Leon R R ^a  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aviation; Emissions; Nitrogen oxides; Ozone response; Radiative forcing

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL PERTURBATIONS; CHEMICAL TRANSPORT MODELS; CONSTANT-EMISSIONS; EMISSIONS INVENTORY; GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL; OZONE RESPONSE; RADIATIVE FORCINGS; TROPOSPHERIC OZONE;

AIRCRAFT; ANEROID ALTIMETERS; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; AVIATION; COOLING; GLOBAL WARMING; METHANE; NITROGEN OXIDES; OZONE; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; TROPOSPHERE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WAKES;

REDUCTION;

METHANE; NITRIC OXIDE; OZONE;

AIRCRAFT EMISSION; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; COOLING; DATABASE; EMISSION INVENTORY; GLOBAL WARMING; METHANE; NITROGEN OXIDES; OXIDATION; OZONE; RADIATIVE FORCING; STRATOSPHERE; TROPOSPHERE; WATER VAPOR;

AIRCRAFT; ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; AVIATION; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRATOSPHERE;

EID: 84876726139     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2013.03.034     Document Type: Article

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