Measurements of nitrogen oxides and a simple model of NOy fate in the remote North Atlantic marine atmosphere

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 103, Issue D11, 1998, Pages 13489-13503

  Peterson, Matthew C ^a   Honrath, Richard E ^a   Parrish, David D ^b   Oltmans, Samuel J ^b  

^a Michigan Technological University   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MARINE ATMOSPHERE; NITROGEN OXIDES;

(NORTH); ATLANTIC;

EID: 0032551103     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97JD02307     Document Type: Article

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