A marine source of methyl nitrate

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 29, Issue 15, 2002, Pages

  Moore, Robert M ^a   Blough, Neil V ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Bldg 142   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTH SCIENCES; GEOPHYSICS;

DISSOLVED CH; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; MARINE SOURCES; MAXIMUM CONCENTRATIONS; METHYL NITRATE; PRODUCTION MECHANISMS; REACTIVE NITROGEN; UPPER WATER COLUMN;

NITRATES;

EID: 0036705527     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: 19448007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002GL014989     Document Type: Article

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