Global lightning NOx production estimated by an assimilation of multiple satellite data sets

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 3277-3305

  Miyazaki, K ^a   Eskes, H J ^b   Sudo, K ^c   Zhang, C ^d  

^a JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b ROYAL NETHERLANDS METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE KNMI   (Netherlands)

^c NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; DATA ASSIMILATION; LIGHTNING; NITROGEN OXIDES; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE DATA;

EID: 84897559998     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-14-3277-2014     Document Type: Article

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