Widespread reductions in haze across the United States from the early 1990s through 2011

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 94, Issue , 2014, Pages 671-679

  Hand, J L ^a   Schichtel, B A ^a   Malm, W C ^a   Copeland, S ^a   Molenar, J V ^b   Frank, N ^c   Pitchford, M ^d  

^a Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^b Air Resource Specialists   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^d DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerosol trends; Haze; Remote aerosols; Visibility

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AMBIENT LIGHT; HAZE; INTERAGENCY MONITORING OF PROTECTED VISUAL ENVIRONMENTS; NATIONAL PARKS; REGIONAL HAZE RULE; SULFATE CONCENTRATIONS; SULFUR DIOXIDE EMISSIONS; VISIBILITY DEGRADATION;

VISIBILITY;

SULFATE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

CLIMATE MODELING; CLIMATE VARIATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ESTIMATION METHOD; HAZE; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; PARTICULATE MATTER; SIMULATION;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DEGRADATION; GEOGRAPHY; HAZE; LIGHT; NATIONAL PARK; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; TREND STUDY; UNITED STATES; VISIBILITY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84902261500     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2014.05.062     Document Type: Article

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