An analysis of simultaneous online GC measurements of BTEX aromatics at three selected sites in the greater Munich area

Journal of Applied Meteorology

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1448-1462

  Rappenglück, Bernhard ^a   Fabian, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BTEX; MEASUREMENT METHOD; NONMETHANE HYDROCARBON; TROPOSPHERE; URBAN ATMOSPHERE;

GERMANY;

EID: 0033393326     PISSN: 08948763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0450(1999)038<1448:AAOSOG>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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