Measurement and interpretation of gas phase formaldehyde concentrations obtained during the CHABLIS campaign in coastal Antarctica

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 8, Issue 14, 2008, Pages 4085-4093

  Salmon, R A ^a   Bauguitte, S J B ^a   Bloss, W ^b   Hutterli, M A ^a   Jones, A E ^a   Read, K ^c   Wolff, E W ^a  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROMINE; DETECTION METHOD; FORMALDEHYDE; IODINE; METHANE; OXIDATION; SNOWPACK;

ANTARCTICA;

EID: 48749131319     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-8-4085-2008     Document Type: Article

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