Response of electricity sector air pollution emissions to drought conditions in the western United States

Herrera-Estrada, Julio E.; Diffenbaugh, Noah S.; Wagner, Fabian; Craft, Amy; Sheffield, Justin

doi:10.1088/1748-9326/aaf07b

Title: Response of electricity sector air pollution emissions to drought conditions in the western United States

Journal Article · 01 December 2018 · Environmental Research Letters

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/aaf07b · OSTI ID:1488669

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Journal Information:: Environmental Research Letters, Journal Name: Environmental Research Letters Journal Issue: 12 Vol. 13; ISSN 1748-9326

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