Evaluation of a regional air-quality model with bidirectional NH 3 exchange coupled to an agroecosystem model

Biogeosciences

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1635-1645

  Bash, J O ^a   Cooter, E J ^a   Dennis, R L ^a   Walker, J T ^b   Pleim, J E ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICATION; AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; AIR QUALITY; AMMONIA; AMMONIUM; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; BIODIVERSITY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; EUTROPHICATION; PARTICULATE MATTER;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84878230990     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-10-1635-2013     Document Type: Article

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