Processes controlling the concentration of hydroperoxides at Jungfraujoch Observatory, Switzerland

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 6, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 5525-5536

  Walker, S J ^a   Evans, M J ^a   Jackson, A V ^a   Steinbacher, M ^b   Zellweger, C ^b   McQuaid, J B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT AIR; DIURNAL VARIATION; GAS PHASE REACTION; INSTRUMENTATION; MEASUREMENT METHOD; MOUNTAIN ENVIRONMENT; ORGANIC COMPOUND; OXIDE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; SAMPLING;

BERN [SWITZERLAND]; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; JUNGFRAUJOCH; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 33845449954     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-6-5525-2006     Document Type: Review

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