Seasonal and interannual variability of carbon monoxide based on MOZAIC observations, MACC reanalysis, and model simulations over an urban site in India

Journal of Geophysical Research

Volumn 119, Issue 14, 2014, Pages 9123-9141

  Sheel, Varun ^a   Sahu, L K ^a   Kajino, M ^b   Deushi, M ^b   Stein, O ^c   Nedelec, P ^d  

^a PHYSICAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (India)

^b JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY   (Japan)

^c FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; BIOMASS BURNING; BOUNDARY LAYER; CARBON MONOXIDE; MOZAIC PROGRAM; PLANETARY ATMOSPHERE; SIMULATION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; URBAN REGION;

INDIA;

EID: 84918543697     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: 21562202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2013JD021425     Document Type: Article

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