Observation of upper tropospheric sulfur dioxide- And acetone-pollution: Potential implications for hydroxyl radical and aerosol formation

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 57-60

  Arnold, F ^a   Schneider, J ^a   Gollinger, K ^a   Schlager, H ^b   Schulte, P ^b   Hagen, D E ^c   Whitefield, P D ^c   Van Velthoven, P ^d,e  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR KERNPHYSIK   (Germany)

^b GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^c MISSOURI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d ROYAL NETHERLANDS METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE KNMI   (Netherlands)

^e Koninlijk Nederlands MI   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; BOUNDARY LAYERS; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; METEOROLOGY; POLLUTION; SULFUR; SULFUR DIOXIDE; TROPOSPHERE; AIR POLLUTION; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

AEROSOL FORMATION; AIR MASS TRAJECTORIES; BOUNDARY LAYER AIR; CONDENSATION NUCLEI; ENHANCED EFFICIENCY; HORIZONTAL TRANSPORT; PLANETARY BOUNDARY LAYERS; VERTICAL TRANSPORTS;

FIGHTER AIRCRAFT; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY;

AEROSOL FORMATION; AIRCRAFT-BASED MEASUREMENTS; OBSERVATION;

ACETONE; AEROSOL FORMATION; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; HYDROXYL RADICAL; SULPHUR DIOXIDE; TROPOSPHERE;

ATLANTIC, (NORTHEAST);

EID: 0030693817     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96GL03693     Document Type: Article

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