Kinetic data imprecisions in photochemical rate calculations: Means, medians, and temperature dependence

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 101, Issue 15, 1996, Pages 20953-20964

  Stewart, Richard W ^a   Thompson, Anne M ^a  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEAN; MEDIAN; PHOTOCHEMICAL RATE; REACTION RATE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

EID: 0030416693     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96jd01708     Document Type: Article

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