The influence of human activities on the distribution of hydroxyl radicals in the troposphere

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences

Volumn 354, Issue 1707, 1996, Pages 501-531

  Derwent, R G ^a  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; HYDROXYL RADICAL; MAN-ENVIRONMENT RELATIONS; METHANE EMISSION; TRANSPORT MODEL; TROPOSPHERE;

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EID: 0030465666     PISSN: 1364503X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsta.1996.0018     Document Type: Article

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