Measurement of alkyl nitrates at Chebogue Point, Nova Scotia during the 1993 North Atlantic Regional Experiment (NARE) intensive

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 103, Issue D11, 1998, Pages 13569-13580

  Roberts, James M ^a,c   Bertman, Steven B ^a,c,d   Parrish, David D ^a   Fehsenfeld, Fredrick C ^a,c   Jobson, B Thomas ^a,b,e   Niki, Hiromi ^b  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e CIRES ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKYL NITRATE; TROPOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY;

CANADA; NOVA SCOTIA;

EID: 0032551117     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98JD00266     Document Type: Article

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