Enhanced ozone over western North America from biomass burning in Eurasia during April 2008 as seen in surface and profile observations

• Published in: Atmospheric Environment
• Other Authors: Oltmans, S. (author), Lefohn, A. (author), Harris, J. (author), Tarasick, D. (author), Thompson, A. (author), Wernli, H. (author), Johnson, B. (author), Novelli, P. (author), Montzka, S. (author), Ray, J. (author), Patrick, L. (author), Sweeney, C. (author), Jefferson, A. (author), Dann, T. (author), Davies, J. (author), Shapiro, Melvyn (author), Holben, B. (author)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd. 2010
• Subjects: Arctic; Canada; Trinidad; Barrow; International Polar Year; IPY; Alaska
• Online Access: http://nldr.library.ucar.edu/repository/collections/OSGC-000-000-003-712; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2010.07.004

During April 2008, as part of the International Polar Year (IPY), a number of ground-based and aircraft campaigns were carried out in the North American Arctic region (e.g., ARCTAS, ARCPAC). The widespread presence during this period of biomass burning effluent, both gaseous and particulate, has bee...