Investigating the sensitivity of surface-level nitrate seasonality in Antarctica to primary sources using a global model

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 89, Issue , 2014, Pages 757-767

  Lee, Hyung Min ^a   Henze, Daven K ^a   Alexander, Becky ^b   Murray, Lee T ^c,d  

^a University of Colorado   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Adjoint based sensitivity analysis; Antarctica; GEOS Chem model; Total nitrate seasonality

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION; FUELS; NITRATES; PHOTOLYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION;

ADJOINTS; ANTARCTICA; BACKGROUND CONCENTRATION; CHEMICAL TRANSPORT MODELS; FOSSIL FUEL COMBUSTION; PEROXYACETYL NITRATES; POLAR STRATOSPHERIC CLOUDS; SEASONALITY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

FOSSIL FUEL; NITRATE; PEROXYACETYLNITRATE;

ADJOINT METHOD; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; EOS; GLOBAL CHANGE; NITRATE; PHOTOLYSIS; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TRACER;

ALTITUDE; ANTARCTICA; ARTICLE; CLOUD; COMBUSTION; GLOBAL CLIMATE; LIGHTNING; PHOTOLYSIS; POLAR STRATOSPHERIC CLOUD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEDIMENTATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STRATOSPHERE; SURFACE PROPERTY; TROPOSPHERE; WINTER;

ANTARCTICA;

EID: 84896279613     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2014.03.003     Document Type: Article

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