Characterization of the photooxidant formation in the metropolitan area of Milan from aircraft measurements

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 107, Issue 22, 2002, Pages

  Dommen, Josef ^a   Prévôt, André S H ^a   Neininger, B ^b   Baumle M ^b  

^a PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b MetAir Company ^*  (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Formaldehyde; Hydrocarbons; Hydrogen peroxide; Regional pollution; Steady state model; Urban air pollution

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; MEASUREMENTS; MIXING; NITROGEN OXIDES; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

AIR SAMPLING; AIRCRAFT EMISSION; ATMOSPHERIC PLUME; FORMALDEHYDE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; METROPOLITAN AREA; MIXING RATIO; NITROGEN OXIDES; OZONE; PHOTOOXIDATION; STEADY-STATE EQUILIBRIUM; URBAN POLLUTION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; LOMBARDY; MILAN; MILANO [LOMBARDY]; PO BASIN; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 20144375940     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JD000283     Document Type: Article

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