Observations of anthropogenic inputs of the isoprene oxidation products methyl vinyl ketone and methacrolein to the atmosphere

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1375-1378

  Biesenthal, Thomas A ^a   Shepson, Paul B ^a,b  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CARBON MONOXIDE; KETONES; OXIDATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; CARBONYL COMPOUNDS;

ISOPRENE OXIDATION PRODUCTS; METHACROLEIN; METHYL VINYL KETONE;

ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; ISOPRENE;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CARBONYL COMPOUND; ISOPRENE OXIDATION; METHACROLEIN; METHYL VINYL KETONE;

CANADA, ONTARIO, TORONTO;

ANTHROPOGENIC INPUTS; ATMOSPHERIC OXIDATION; EMISSION INVENTORIES; HIGHLY-CORRELATED; METHYL VINYL KETONES; MOBILE SOURCE EMISSIONS; OXIDATION PRODUCTS; URBAN ENVIRONMENTS;

EID: 0031160819     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97GL01337     Document Type: Article

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