Intercomparison of formaldehyde measurements in clean and polluted atmospheres

Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 53-80

  Cardenas L M ^a,b   Brassington, D J ^c   Allan, B J ^a   Coe, H ^a,d   Alicke, B ^e   Platt, Ulrich ^e   Wilson, K M ^c   Plane, J M C ^a   Penkett, S A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Differential optical absorption; Fluorescence; Intercomparison; Spectroscopy; Tunable diode laser

Indexed keywords

FORMALDEHYDE;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FORMALDEHYDE;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS;

IRELAND;

EID: 0342647538     PISSN: 01677764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006383520819     Document Type: Article

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