Seasonal variability and trends of volatile organic compounds in the lower polar troposphere

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 108, Issue 13, 2003, Pages

  Gautrois, M ^a   Brauers, T ^a   Koppmann, R ^a   Rohrer, F ^a   Stein, O ^a   Rudolph, J ^b  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arctic troposphere; Halogenated compounds; Seasonal variability; Trends; Volatile organic compounds

Indexed keywords

MIXING; NONMETHANE HYDROCARBON; NUMERICAL MODEL; SEASONAL VARIATION; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

CANADA; CANADIAN ARCTIC; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 0742322489     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002jd002765     Document Type: Article

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