Estimates of Cl atom concentrations and hydrocarbon kinetic reactivity in surface air at Appledore Island, Maine (USA), during International Consortium for Atmospheric Research on Transport and Transformation/Chemistry of Halogens at the Isles of Shoals

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 112, Issue 10, 2007, Pages

  Pszenny, Alexander A P ^a,b   Fischer, Emily V ^b,c   Russo, Rachel S ^a   Sive, Barkley C ^a   Varner, Ruth K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^b Mount Washington Observatory   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; CHLORINE; KINETICS; METHANE; OLEFINS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

CHLORINE; HYDROXYL RADICAL; NONMETHANE HYDROCARBON; REACTION KINETICS;

APPLEDORE ISLAND; ISLES OF SHOALS; MAINE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34547577201     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JD007725     Document Type: Article

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