Evaluating 4 years of atmospheric ammonia (NH3) over Europe using IASI satellite observations and LOTOS-EUROS model results

Journal of Geophysical Research

Volumn 119, Issue 15, 2014, Pages 9549-9566

  Van Damme, M ^a,b   Wichink Kruit, R J ^c   Schaap, M ^c   Clarisse, L ^a   Clerbaux, C ^a,d   Coheur, P F ^a   Dammers, E ^b,c   Dolman, A J ^b   Erisman, J W ^b,e  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c TNO   (Netherlands)

^d SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^e LOUIS BOLK INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; REMOTE SENSING;

GROUND BASED MEASUREMENT; IASI; LOTOS-EUROS; QUANTITATIVE COMPARISON; REGIONAL MODEL; SATELLITE MEASUREMENTS; SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS; SATELLITE REMOTE SENSING;

AMMONIA;

EID: 84906675715     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: 21562202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2014JD021911     Document Type: Article

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