Bromoform and dibromomethane measurements in the seacoast region of New Hampshire, 2002-2004

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 113, Issue 8, 2008, Pages

  Zhou, Yong ^a   Mao, Huiting ^a   Russo, Rachel S ^a   Blake, Donald R ^b   Wingenter, Oliver W ^c   Haase, Karl B ^a,c   Ambrose, Jesse ^a   Varner, Ruth K ^a   Talbot, Robert ^a   Sive, Barkley C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; BROMINE COMPOUNDS; COASTAL ZONES; METEOROLOGY; METHANE; STORMS;

AIR MASS; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COASTAL WATER; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); MARINE ATMOSPHERE; MIXING RATIO; SUMMER;

APPLEDORE ISLAND; MAINE; NEW HAMPSHIRE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 45549099108     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JD009103     Document Type: Article

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