In-situ measurements of tropospheric hydroxyl radicals by folded long-path laser absorption during the field campaign POPCORN

Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry

Volumn 31, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 181-204

  Brandenburger, Uwe ^a,b   Brauers, Theo ^a   Dorn, Hans Peter ^a   Hausmann, Martin ^a   Ehhalt, Dieter H ^a  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^b SERCON   (Germany)

Author keywords

Field experiment; Laser absorption spectroscopy; Oh radical chemistry; Tropospheric hydroxyl radicals

Indexed keywords

FORMALDEHYDE; HYDROXYL RADICAL; NAPHTHALENE; OZONE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; HYDROXYL RADICAL; SPECTROSCOPY;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; GERMANY; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTOLYSIS; RURAL AREA; TIME; TROPOSPHERE;

EID: 0032420823     PISSN: 01677764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005909328924     Document Type: Article

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