Analysis of the isoprene chemistry observed during the New England Air Quality Study (NEAQS) 2002 intensive experiment

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 111, Issue 23, 2006, Pages

  Roberts, James M ^a,b   Marchewka, Mathew ^c   Bertman, Steven B ^c   Goldan, Paul ^a,b   Kuster, William ^a,b   de Gouw, Joost ^a,b   Warneke, Carsten ^a,b   Williams, Eric ^a,b   Lerner, Brian ^a,b   Murphy, Paul ^a,b   Apel, Eric ^d   Fehsenfeld, Fred C ^a,b  

^a EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; HYDROCARBONS; PHOTOOXIDATION; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

AIR MASS; AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; ISOPRENE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; POLLUTANT SOURCE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

BOSTON; MASSACHUSETTS; NEW ENGLAND; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34547905364     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JD007570     Document Type: Article

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