Detection of tropospheric OH radicals by long-path differential-optical-absorption spectroscopy: Experimental setup, accuracy, and precision

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 102, Issue 13, 1997, Pages 16011-16022

  Hausmann, Martin ^a   Brandenburger, Uwe ^a   Brauers, Theo ^a   Dorn, Hans Peter ^a  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

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EID: 0000502098     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97jd00931     Document Type: Article

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