Atmospheric methyl chloride

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1305-1321

  Khalil, M A K ^a   Rasmussen, R A ^b  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chloromethane; Global emissions; Methyl chloride; Reactive chlorine; Troposphere

Indexed keywords

CHLOROMETHANE; METHYL CHLORIDE;

ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; FREE RADICALS; GAS EMISSIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TROPICS; TROPOSPHERE;

AIR POLLUTION;

HYDROXYL RADICAL; METHYL CHLORIDE;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CHLORINE;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; OZONE LAYER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION;

EID: 0033120647     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-2310(98)00234-9     Document Type: Article

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