Implications of regional surface ozone increases on visibility degradation in southeast China

Mang Lin; Iat-Neng Chan; Chuen-Yu Chan; Guenter Engling; William Bloss

doi:10.3402/tellusb.v64i0.19625

Implications of regional surface ozone increases on visibility degradation in southeast China

Tellus B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology

Volume 64 (2012): Issue 1

By: Mang Lin, Iat-Neng Chan, Chuen-Yu Chan, Guenter Engling and William Bloss

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3402/tellusb.v64i0.19625 | Journal eISSN: 1600-0889

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Language: English

Page range: 19625 - 19625

Submitted on: Dec 31, 2011

Accepted on: Aug 9, 2012

Published on: Jan 1, 2012

Published by: Stockholm University Press

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Keywords:

visibility,

surface ozone,

secondary particle,

atmospheric oxidation capacity

© 2012 Mang Lin, Iat-Neng Chan, Chuen-Yu Chan, Guenter Engling, William Bloss, published by Stockholm University Press
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