Correction of the oxygen interference with UV spectroscopic (DOAS) measurements of monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the atmosphere

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 32, Issue 21, 1998, Pages 3731-3747

  Volkamer, R ^a   Etzkorn, T ^a   Geyer, A ^a   Platt, U ^a  

^a Institut fur Umweltphysik   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atmosphere; DOAS; Herzberg bands; Monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Oxygen; Phenol

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENTIAL OPTICAL ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY (DOAS);

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; ATMOSPHERIC OPTICS; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY;

AIR POLLUTION;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; PHENOL;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ERROR CORRECTION; MEASUREMENT METHOD; SPECTRA;

AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTION; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 0032211027     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-2310(98)00095-8     Document Type: Article

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