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01 Jul 2013
Research article |
| 01 Jul 2013
Quantifying the impact of BOReal forest fires on Tropospheric oxidants over the Atlantic using Aircraft and Satellites (BORTAS) experiment: design, execution and science overview
P. I. Palmer
School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
M. Parrington
School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
J. D. Lee
National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS), Department of Chemistry, University of York, York, UK
A. C. Lewis
National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS), Department of Chemistry, University of York, York, UK
A. R. Rickard
National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS), School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
now at: National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS), Department of Chemistry, University of York, York, UK
P. F. Bernath
National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS), Department of Chemistry, University of York, York, UK
now at: Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Old Dominion University, Norfolk VA, USA
T. J. Duck
Department of Physics and Atmospheric Science, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
D. L. Waugh
Meteorological Service of Canada, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
D. W. Tarasick
Environment Canada, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
S. Andrews
Department of Chemistry, University of York, York, UK
E. Aruffo
Center of Excellence CETEMPS, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
Department of Physical and Chemical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
L. J. Bailey
Department of Physics and Atmospheric Science, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
E. Barrett
School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
S. J.-B. Bauguitte
Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements, Bedford, UK
K. R. Curry
Department of Physics and Atmospheric Science, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
P. Di Carlo
Center of Excellence CETEMPS, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
Department of Physical and Chemical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
L. Chisholm
Meteorological Service of Canada, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
L. Dan
Department of Physics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
G. Forster
National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS), School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
J. E. Franklin
Department of Physics and Atmospheric Science, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
M. D. Gibson
Department of Process Engineering and Applied Science, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
D. Griffin
Department of Physics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
D. Helmig
Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, University of Colorado, Boulder CO, USA
J. R. Hopkins
National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS), Department of Chemistry, University of York, York, UK
J. T. Hopper
Department of Physics and Atmospheric Science, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
M. E. Jenkin
Atmospheric Chemistry Services, Okehampton, Devon, UK
D. Kindred
UK Meteorological Office, Exeter, UK
J. Kliever
Department of Physics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
M. Le Breton
School of Earth, Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
S. Matthiesen
School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
M. Maurice
Department of Physics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
S. Moller
National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS), Department of Chemistry, University of York, York, UK
D. P. Moore
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
D. E. Oram
National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS), School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
S. J. O'Shea
School of Earth, Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
R. C. Owen
Department of Geological and Mining Engineering Sciences, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI, USA
C. M. L. S. Pagniello
Department of Physics and Atmospheric Science, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
S. Pawson
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
C. J. Percival
School of Earth, Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
J. R. Pierce
Department of Physics and Atmospheric Science, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
S. Punjabi
Department of Chemistry, University of York, York, UK
R. M. Purvis
National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS), Department of Chemistry, University of York, York, UK
J. J. Remedios
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
K. M. Rotermund
Department of Physics and Atmospheric Science, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
K. M. Sakamoto
Department of Physics and Atmospheric Science, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
A. M. da Silva
Global Modeling and Assimilation Office, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA
K. B. Strawbridge
Environment Canada, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
K. Strong
Department of Physics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J. Taylor
School of Earth, Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
R. Trigwell
School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
K. A. Tereszchuk
Department of Chemistry, University of York, York, UK
K. A. Walker
Department of Physics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
D. Weaver
Department of Physics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
C. Whaley
Department of Physics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J. C. Young
National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS), School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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