The comparative reactivity method - A new tool to measure total OH Reactivity in ambient air

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 2213-2227

  Sinha, V ^a   Williams, J ^a   Crowley, J N ^a   Lelieveld, J ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT AIR; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CALIBRATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DETECTION METHOD; HYDROXYL RADICAL; MEASUREMENT METHOD; PHOTOLYSIS; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; TESTING METHOD; URBAN ATMOSPHERE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY; MAINZ; RHINELAND-PALATINATE;

EID: 42449141869     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-8-2213-2008     Document Type: Article

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