Impacts of upwind wildfire emissions on CO, CO2, and PM2.5 concentrations in Salt Lake city, Utah

Journal of Geophysical Research

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 147-166

  Mallia, D V ^a   Lin, J C ^a   Urbanski, S ^b   Ehleringer, J ^a   Nehrkorn, T ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^c ATMOSPHERIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; BIOMASS BURNING; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; CARBON MONOXIDE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; PARTICULATE MATTER; TRAJECTORY; WILDFIRE;

SALT LAKE CITY; UNITED STATES; UTAH;

EID: 84922068740     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: 21562202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2014JD022472     Document Type: Article

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