Observations and model calculations of jet aircraft exhaust products at cruise altitude and inferred initial OH emissions

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 103, Issue 3339, 1998, Pages 10803-10816

  Tremmel, H G ^a   Schlager, H ^a   Konopka, P ^a,c   Schulte, P ^a   Arnold, F ^b   Klemm, M ^b   Droste Franke, B ^b  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR KERNPHYSIK   (Germany)

^c FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; EXHAUST EMISSION; HYDROXYL; TROPOSPHERE;

FALCONIDAE;

EID: 0032550577     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97jd03451     Document Type: Article

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