The seasonal evolution of NMHCs and light alkyl nitrates at middle to high northern latitudes during TOPSE

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 108, Issue 4, 2003, Pages

  Blake, Nicola J ^a   Blake, Donald R ^a   Sive, Barkley C ^a   Katzenstein, Aaron S ^a   Meinardi, Simone ^a   Wingenter, Oliver W ^b   Atlas, Elliot L ^c   Flocke, Frank ^c   Ridley, Brian A ^c   Rowland, F Sherwood ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Airborne measurements; Alkyl nitrates; Arctic troposphere; Methyl nitrate; NMHCs; Seasonal cycle

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; NITRATE; SEASONALITY; TROPOSPHERE;

EID: 1642439964     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001jd001467     Document Type: Article

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