Sensitivity analysis of an updated bidirectional air-surface exchange model for elemental mercury vapor

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 14, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 6273-6287

  Wang, X ^a,b   Lin, C J ^a,c,d   Feng, X ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c Lamar University   (United States)

^d SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERE-BIOSPHERE INTERACTION; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; MERCURY (ELEMENT); SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOIL SURFACE; SOLAR RADIATION; VEGETATION;

CANADA; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84903172718     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-14-6273-2014     Document Type: Article

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