The role of precursor gases and meteorology on temporal evolution of O3 at a tropical location in northeast India

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 6696-6713

  Bhuyan, Pradip Kumar ^a   Bharali, Chandrakala ^a   Pathak, Binita ^a   Kalita, Gayatry ^a  

^a DIBRUGARH UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

CO; CWT; HYSPLIT

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CARBON MONOXIDE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GLOBAL CLIMATE; GREENHOUSE GAS; NITROGEN OXIDES; OZONE; POLLUTANT SOURCE; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

BANGLADESH; BAY OF BENGAL; GANGETIC PLAIN; HIMALAYAS; INDIAN OCEAN;

AIR POLLUTANT; OZONE;

AIR POLLUTANT; ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; CLIMATE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INDIA; METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA; METEOROLOGY; SEASON;

AIR POLLUTANTS; CLIMATE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INDIA; METEOROLOGICAL CONCEPTS; METEOROLOGY; OZONE; SEASONS;

EID: 84900850590     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-014-2587-3     Document Type: Article

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