First direct sulfuric acid detection in the exhaust plume of a jet aircraft in flight

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 923-926

  Curtius, J ^a   Sierau, B ^a   Arnold, F ^a   Baumann, R ^b   Busen, R ^b   Schulte, P ^b   Schumann, U ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR KERNPHYSIK   (Germany)

^b GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

JET AIRCRAFT; SULFURIC ACID; THERMAL PLUMES; AEROSOLS; AIRCRAFT DETECTION; RESEARCH AIRCRAFT; SULFUR;

VOLATILE AEROSOL COMPONENT ANALYZERS (VACA); AEROSOL COMPONENTS; BACKGROUND LEVEL; EXHAUST PLUMES; HEIDELBERG; LOWER LIMITS; SUBMICRON AEROSOL;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; FIGHTER AIRCRAFT;

AIRCRAFT EXHAUST; SULPHURIC ACID;

FALCONIDAE;

EID: 0032520569     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98GL00512     Document Type: Article

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