Present and future nitrogen deposition to national parks in the United States: Critical load exceedances

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 13, Issue 17, 2013, Pages 9083-9095

  Ellis, R A ^a,b   Jacob, D J ^a,b   Sulprizio, M P ^a   Zhang, L ^b,c   Holmes, C D ^d   Schichtel, B A ^e   Blett, T ^e   Porter, E ^e   Pardo, L H ^f   Lynch, J A ^g  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e NATIONAL PARK SERVICE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^g U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC PLUME; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HUMAN ACTIVITY; NITROGEN;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84883807761     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-13-9083-2013     Document Type: Article

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