Dimethyl sulfide oxidation in the equatorial Pacific: Comparison of model simulations with field observations for DMS, SO2, H2SO4(g), MSA(g), MS, and NSS

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 104, Issue D5, 1999, Pages 5765-5784

  Davis, D ^a   Chen, G ^a   Bandy, A ^b   Thornton, D ^b   Eisele, F ^c   Mauldin, L ^c   Tanner, D ^c   Lenschow, D ^c   Fuelberg, H ^d   Huebert, B ^e   Heath, J ^e   Clarke, A ^e   Blake, D ^f  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^d FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIMETHYLSULFIDE; FIELD SURVEY; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; MODELING; OXIDATION;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0033586220     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1998JD100002     Document Type: Review

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