A chemical ionization mass spectrometry technique for airborne measurements of ammonia

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 112, Issue 10, 2007, Pages

  Nowak, J B ^a,b   Neuman, J A ^a,b   Kozai, K ^a,b,c   Huey, L G ^d   Tanner, D J ^d   Holloway, J S ^a,b   Ryerson, T B ^b   Frost, G J ^a,b   McKeen, S A ^a,b   Fehsenfeld, F C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c HARVEY MUDD COLLEGE   (United States)

^d GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; AMMONIA; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WIND;

AIRBORNE SURVEY; AMMONIA; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NOAA SATELLITE;

ATLANTA; GEORGIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34547576184     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JD007589     Document Type: Article

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