Nitrite in dew, fog, cloud and rain water: An indicator for heterogeneous processes on surfaces

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 87, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 200-212

  Acker, Karin ^a,c   Beysens, Daniel ^b,c   Möller, Detlev ^a  

^a BRANDENBURG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b CEA GRENOBLE   (France)

^c OPUR International Organization for Dew Utilization   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheric chemistry; Cloud; Dew; Nitrite; Nitrous acid; Rain

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CLOUDS; EVAPORATION; FOG; MOISTURE; PHOTOLYSIS; RAIN;

HENRY'S LAW; NITRITE; NITROUS ACID; SMOG;

NITRIC ACID;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CLOUD; DEW; FOG; NITRITE; RAINWATER;

BROCKEN; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY; HARZ MOUNTAINS; SAXONY-ANHALT;

EID: 39149120219     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2007.11.002     Document Type: Article

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