Effects of trans-eurasian transport of air pollutants on surface ozone concentrations over Western China

Journal of Geophysical Research

Volumn 119, Issue 21, 2014, Pages 12,338-12,354

  Li, Xiaoyuan ^a,b   Liu, Junfeng ^a   Mauzerall, Denise L ^b,c   Emmons, Louisa K ^d   Walters, Stacy ^d   Horowitz, Larry W ^e   Tao, Shu ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Princeton University   (United States)

^c PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^e NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); OZONE; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; POLLUTION MONITORING; SIMULATION;

CHINA;

EID: 84913570385     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: 21562202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2014JD021936     Document Type: Article

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