Peroxyacetyl nitrate (PAN) measurements during the POPCORN campaign

Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry

Volumn 31, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 139-159

  Schrimpf, W ^a   Linaerts, K ^a   Muller K P ^a   Koppmann, R ^a   Rudolph, J ^a  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Odd oxygen radicals; Peroxyacetyl nitrate; Photochemistry; Rural measurements

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN OXIDE; OXYGEN RADICAL; PEROXYACETYLNITRATE;

BOUNDARY LAYER; MICROMETEOROLOGY; NITROGEN OXIDES; RURAL AREA;

AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; GERMANY; NIGHT; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; RURAL AREA; TIME;

GERMANY;

EID: 0032405889     PISSN: 01677764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006004031055     Document Type: Article

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