Updated ozone absorption cross section will reduce air quality compliance

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 15, Issue 23, 2015, Pages 13627-13632

  Sofen, E D ^a   Evans, M J ^a   Lewis, A C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; AIR QUALITY; COMPLIANCE; OZONE; STANDARD (REGULATION);

CANADA; EUROPE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84949781615     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-15-13627-2015     Document Type: Article

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