Detection of massive negative chemiions in the exhaust plume of a jet aircraft in flight

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1577-1580

  Arnold, F ^a   Curtius, J ^a   Sierau, B ^a,c   Burger V ^a,d   Busen, R ^b   Schumann, U ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR KERNPHYSIK   (Germany)

^b GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^c LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR TROPOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (Germany)

^d Greenpeace Germany Hamburg   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXHAUST GASES; JET AIRCRAFT; JET ENGINES; MASS SPECTROMETERS; SULFURIC ACID; THERMAL PLUMES; AIRCRAFT DETECTION; ION ENGINES; IONS; NEGATIVE IONS;

AIRCRAFT BASED ION MASS SPECTROMETER; CHEMIIONS; EXHAUST PLUME;

IONS; FIGHTER AIRCRAFT;

AIRCRAFT EMISSION; CONTRAIL; EXHAUST EMISSION;

ATMOSPHERIC IONS; ATOMIC MASS; CHEMICAL TRANSFORMATIONS; EXHAUST PLUMES; FUEL SULFUR; MASS NUMBERS; NUMBER DENSITY; QUADRUPOLE MASS SPECTROMETER;

EID: 0033153612     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999GL900304     Document Type: Article

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