Concentrations of carbonyl compounds and the carbon isotopy of formaldehyde at a coastal site in Nova Scotia during the NARE summer intensive

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 101, Issue 22, 1996, Pages 28961-28970

  Tanner, Roger L ^a,c   Zielinska, Barbara ^a   Uberna, Ewa ^a   Harshfield, Gregory ^a   McNichol, Ann P ^b  

^a DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^c TVA Environmental Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONYL; COASTAL ZONE; FORMALDEHYDE; NARE;

CANADA, NOVA SCOTIA, CHEBOGUE POINT;

EID: 0030405404     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/95jd03574     Document Type: Article

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