OH and halogen atom influence on the variability of non-methane hydrocarbons in the Antarctic Boundary Layer

Tellus, Series B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 22-38

  Read, Katie A ^a   Lewis, Alastair C ^a   Salmon, Rhian A ^b   Jones, Anna E ^b   Bauguitte, Stéphane ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; BOUNDARY LAYER; ETHYLENE; HALOGEN; HYDROCARBON;

ANTARCTICA;

EID: 33846513292     PISSN: 02806509     EISSN: 16000889     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0889.2006.00226.x     Document Type: Article

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