The indirect determination of chlorine atom concentration in the troposphere from changes in the patterns of non-methane hydrocarbons

Tellus, Series B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 592-601

  Rudolph, J ^a   Ramacher, B ^b   Plass Dulmer C ^b   Muller K P ^b   Koppmann, R ^b  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CHLORINE; CHLORINE ATOM; HYDROCARBON; HYDROCARBONS; NON-METHANE; NONMETHANE HYDROCARBON; TROPOSPHERE;

ATLANTIC, (NORTH); MEDITERRANEAN SEA; NORTH SEA;

EID: 0031413036     PISSN: 02806509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/tellusb.v49i5.16016     Document Type: Article

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