OH formation by HONO photolysis during the BERLIOZ experiment

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 108, Issue 4, 2003, Pages

  Alicke, B ^a   Geyer, A ^a,c   Hofzumahaus, A ^b   Holland, F ^b   Konrad, S ^b   Patz H W ^b   Schafer J ^b   Stutz, J ^a,c   Volz Thomas, A ^b   Platt, U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

HCHO; HONO; OH; Ozone; Photochemistry; Photolysis

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYL RADICAL; OZONE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTOLYSIS;

BERLIN; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY;

EID: 1642440005     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001jd000579     Document Type: Article

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