Aircraft-borne measurements of peroxy radicals by chemical conversion/ion molecule reaction mass spectrometry: Calibration, diagnostics, and results

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 104, Issue D15, 1999, Pages 18647-18659

  Reiner, Thomas ^a,d   Hanke, Markus ^a   Arnold, Frank ^a   Ziereis, Helmut ^b   Schlager, Hans ^b   Junkermann, Wolfgang ^c  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR KERNPHYSIK   (Germany)

^b GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^c KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MASS SPECTROMETRY; PEROXY RADICAL; TROPOSPHERE;

EID: 16444375444     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999JD900312     Document Type: Article

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