The stable carbon isotope ratio of biogenic emissions of isoprene and the potential use of stable isotope ratio measurements to study photochemical processing of isoprene in the atmosphere

Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 39-55

  Rudolph, J ^a   Anderson, R S ^a   Czapiewski, K V ^a   Czuba, E ^a   Ernst, D ^b   Gillespie, T ^c   Huang, L ^b   Rigby, C ^c   Thompson, A E ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ambient measurements; Biogenic emissions; Isoprene; Photochemical processing; Stable carbon isotope ratios

Indexed keywords

CARBON; HYDROXYL RADICAL; ISOPRENE; STABLE ISOTOPE;

AMBIENT AIR; BIOGENIC EMISSION; CARBON ISOTOPE; ISOPRENE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY;

AIR ANALYSIS; AMBIENT AIR; ANALYTIC METHOD; BEAN; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL PROCEDURES; CHEMICAL REACTION; FRACTIONATION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTOSYNTHETIC PHOTON FLUX DENSITY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; VEGETATION;

DIOCLEA GRANDIFLORA; MUCUNA DEERINGIANA; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM);

EID: 0037283250     PISSN: 01677764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022116304550     Document Type: Review

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