Relative contribution of biogenic and anthropogenic sources to formic and acetic acids in the atmospheric boundary layer

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 106, Issue D7, 2001, Pages 7415-7426

  Glasius, M ^a,b   Boel, C ^a   Brunn, N ^a   Easa, L M ^a   Hornung, P ^a   Klausen, H S ^a   Klitgaard, K C ^a   Lindeskov, C ^a   Moller C K ^a   Nissen, H ^a   Petersen, A P F ^a   Kleefeld, S ^a,c   Boaretto, E ^d,e   Hansen, T S ^a   Heinemeier, J ^d   Lohse, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^d AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^e WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATOR MASS SPECTROMETRY; ACETIC ACID; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; BIOGENIC EMISSION; BOUNDARY LAYER; FORMIC ACID; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

FAROE ISLANDS;

EID: 0034963686     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JD900676     Document Type: Article

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