Rapid intercontinental air pollution transport associated with a meteorological bomb

Intercontinental transport (ICT) of trace substances normally occurs on timescales ranging from a few days to several weeks. In this paper an extraordinary episode in November 2001 is presented, where pollution transport across the North Atlantic took only about one day. The transport mechanism, t...

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Main Authors: A. Stohl, H. Huntrieser, A. Richter, S. Beirle, O. R. Cooper, S. Eckhardt, C. Forster, P. James, N. Spichtinger, M. Wenig, T. Wagner, J. P. Burrows, U. Platt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2003-01-01
Series:Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Online Access:http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/3/969/2003/acp-3-969-2003.pdf