Aircraft-borne measurements of peroxy radicals in the middle troposphere

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 47-50

  Reiner, Thomas ^a   Hanke, Markus ^a   Arnold, Frank ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR KERNPHYSIK   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MEASUREMENTS; NITROGEN OXIDES; PEROXIDES; PYROLYSIS; SULFURIC ACID; TROPOSPHERE;

CHEMICAL CONVERSION; IN FLIGHT DIAGNOSTIC MEASUREMENT; ION MOLECULE REACTION MASS SPECTROMETRY; PEROXY RADICALS;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; PEROXY RADICAL; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; TROPOSPHERE;

EID: 0031804108     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97GL03256     Document Type: Article

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