Surface measurements of formaldehyde and formic and acetic acids at a subtropical semiarid site in India

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 102, Issue 15, 1997, Pages 18997-19005

  Khare, Puja ^a   Satsangi, G S ^a   Kumar, N ^a   Kumari, K M ^a   Srivastava, S S ^a  

^a DAYALBAGH EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE   (India)

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EID: 0000730285     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97jd00735     Document Type: Article

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