The tropospheric degradation of volatile organic compounds: A protocol for mechanism development

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 81-104

  Jenkin, Michael E ^a   Saunders, Sandra M ^b   Pilling, Michael J ^b  

^a RICARDO UK LTD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Free radical reactions; Mechanisms; Modelling; Oxidants; Ozone; Secondary pollutants; Tropospheric chemistry; VOC oxidation

Indexed keywords

FREE RADICAL; OZONE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; BOUNDARY LAYER; CHEMICAL REACTION; DEGRADATION; EUROPE; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TROPOSPHERE;

AIR POLLUTION; BOUNDARY LAYERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATABASE SYSTEMS; DEGRADATION; FREE RADICAL REACTIONS; HYDROCARBONS; OXIDATION; OZONE; PEROXIDES; TROPOSPHERE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

SECONDARY AIR POLLUTANTS; TROPOSPHERIC OXIDATION;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY;

ATMOSPHERIC DEGRADATION; OXIDATION; OZONE; PROTOCOL; RADICAL; TROPOSPHERE; VOC;

EID: 0030617274     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-2310(96)00105-7     Document Type: Article

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