Gridded global surface ozone metrics for atmospheric chemistry model evaluation

Earth System Science Data

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 41-59

  Sofen, E D ^a   Bowdalo, D ^a   Evans, M J ^a   Apadula, F ^b   Bonasoni, P ^c   Cupeiro, M ^d   Ellul, R ^e   Galbally, I E ^f   Girgzdiene, R ^g   Luppo, S ^h   Mimouni, M ⁱ   Nahas, A C ^j   Saliba, M ^e   Torseth K ^k  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b RICERCA SUL SISTEMA ENERGETICO RSE S P A   (Italy)

^c INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES AND CLIMATE   (Italy)

^d Ushuaia GAW Station   (Argentina)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MALTA   (Malta)

^f CSIRO   (Australia)

^g CENTER FOR PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (Lithuania)

^h Antártida e Islas del Atlántico Sur   (Argentina)

ⁱ Algerian Meteorology Service   (Algeria)

^j Indonesian Agency for Meteorological   (Indonesia)

^k NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR AIR RESEARCH   (Norway)

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EID: 84958982004     PISSN: 18663508     EISSN: 18663516     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/essd-8-41-2016     Document Type: Article

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