Use of radon for evaluation of atmospheric transport models: Sensitivity to emissions

Tellus, Series B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 404-412

  Gupta, Mohan L ^a   Douglass, Anne R ^a   Kawa, S Randolph ^a   Pawson, Steven ^a  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; EMISSION; MODELING; RADON; TRANSPORT PROCESS;

EID: 9444254009     PISSN: 02806509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0889.2004.00124.x     Document Type: Article

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