Seasonal dependence of peroxy radical concentrations at a Northern hemisphere marine boundary layer site during summer and winter: Evidence for radical activity in winter

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 6, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 5415-5433

  Fleming, Z L ^a   Monks, P S ^a   Rickard, A R ^a,c   Bandy, B J ^b   Brough, N ^b   Green, T J ^b   Reeves, C E ^b   Penkett, S A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYER; NITRATE; NITROUS OXIDE; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; OZONE; PEROXY RADICAL;

EID: 33845343584     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-6-5415-2006     Document Type: Article

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