Influence of synoptic patterns on surface ozone variability over the eastern United States from 1980 to 2012

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 15, Issue 19, 2015, Pages 10925-10938

  Shen, L ^a   Mickley, L J ^a   Tai, A P K ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; JET FLOW; MODEL VALIDATION; OZONE; SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY;

GREAT PLAINS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84943146425     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-15-10925-2015     Document Type: Article

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