Determination of urban volatile organic compound emission ratios and comparison with an emissions database

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 112, Issue 10, 2007, Pages

  Warneke, Carsten ^a,b   McKeen, S A ^a   de Gouw, J A ^a,b   Goldan, P D ^a   Kuster, W C ^a   Holloway, J S ^a,b   Williams, E J ^a,b   Lerner, B M ^a,b   Parrish, D D ^a   Trainer, M ^a   Fehsenfeld, F C ^a   Kato, S ^b   Atlas, E L ^c   Baker, A ^d   Blake, D R ^d  

^a EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLENE; AIR QUALITY; AUTOMOBILES; CARBON DIOXIDE; DATABASE SYSTEMS; EXHAUST GASES; GAS EMISSIONS; PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

ACETYLENE; AIRBORNE SURVEY; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; CARBON MONOXIDE; URBAN POLLUTION; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

BOSTON; MASSACHUSETTS; NEW ENGLAND; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34547558662     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JD007930     Document Type: Article

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