Chemical feedback effects on the spatial patterns of the NOx weekend effect: A sensitivity analysis

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-9

  Valin, L C ^a,b   Russell, A R ^a,c   Cohen, R C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University   (United States)

^c SONOMA TECHNOLOGY INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; NITROGEN OXIDES; OZONE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPATIAL VARIATION; URBAN ATMOSPHERE;

EID: 84891602093     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-14-1-2014     Document Type: Article

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