Stratospheric aerosol sulfuric acid: First direct in situ measurements using a novel balloon-based mass spectrometer apparatus

Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 3-10

  Arnold, Frank ^a   Curtius, Joachim ^a   Spreng, Stefan ^a   Deshler, Terry ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR KERNPHYSIK   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Mass spectrometry; Stratospheric aerosol; Sulfuric acid

Indexed keywords

OZONE; SULFURIC ACID;

AEROSOL; SPECTROMETER; STRATOSPHERE; SULFURIC ACID;

AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTION; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ALTITUDE; BALLOON; CONFERENCE PAPER; FLIGHT; MASS SPECTROMETER; REMOTE SENSING; VAPORIZATION;

EID: 0031851087     PISSN: 01677764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006067511568     Document Type: Conference Paper

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