Lightning-produced NOx (LINOX): Experimental design and case study results

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 104, Issue D11, 1999, Pages 13911-13922

  Höller, Hartmut ^a   Finke, Ullrich ^a,b   Huntrieser, Heidi ^a   Hagen, Martin ^a   Feigl, Christian ^a  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^b LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; LIGHTNING; NITROGEN OXIDES; THUNDERSTORM;

GERMANY;

EID: 0033512571     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999JD900019     Document Type: Article

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