Measurements of ambient atmospheric C2H5Cl and other ethyl and methyl halides at coastal California sites and over the Pacific Ocean

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 108, Issue 19, 2003, Pages

  Low, Jason C ^a   Wang, Nun Yii ^a   Williams, Jody ^b   Cicerone, Ralph J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Mt San Antonio College   (United States)

Author keywords

Bromoethane; California air measurements; Chloroethane; Ethyl bromide; Ethyl chloride; Pacific Ocen air measurements

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HALOCARBON; MASS SPECTROMETRY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC OCEAN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0345800881     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003jd003620     Document Type: Article

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