The dispersion characteristics of air pollution from the world's megacities

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 13, Issue 19, 2013, Pages 9975-9996

  Cassiani, M ^a   Stohl, A ^a   Eckhardt, S ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR AIR RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC PLUME; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BLACK CARBON; CARBON EMISSION; DRY DEPOSITION; MEGACITY; POLAR REGION; TRACER; TROPOSPHERE; URBAN ATMOSPHERE; URBAN POLLUTION; WET DEPOSITION;

ARCTIC; EUROPE; LENINGRAD; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SAINT PETERSBURG;

EID: 84885667352     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-13-9975-2013     Document Type: Article

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