UV-absorption cross sections of a series of monocyclic aromatic compounds

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 31, Issue 23, 1997, Pages 3999-4008

  Trost, Barbara ^a   Stutz, Jochen ^b   Platt, Ulrich ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Institut fur Umweltphysik   (Germany)

Author keywords

Absorption cross section; Aromatics; DOAS; Gas phase; UV

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; BENZENE; LIGHT ABSORPTION; PHENOLS; TOLUENE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; XYLENE;

ABSORPTION CROSS SECTION; DIFFERENTIAL OPTICAL ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY (DOAS);

ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; BENZALDEHYDE; BENZENE; CRESOL; PHENOL; TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; XYLENE;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; DOAS; ULTRAVIOLET ABSORPTION; VOC;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; AIR POLLUTION; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031543512     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-2310(97)00214-8     Document Type: Article

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