Evidence for new sources of NO(x) in the lower atmosphere

Science

Volumn 279, Issue 5348, 1998, Pages 211-213

  Zipf, Edward C ^a   Prasad, Sheo S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b Creative Research Enterprises   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; NITROGEN OXIDES; STRATOSPHERE;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; CATALYSIS; GAS ANALYSIS; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRATOSPHERE;

EID: 0032498184     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.279.5348.211     Document Type: Article

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