Light absorption by soluble chemical species in Arctic and Antarctic snow

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 112, Issue 24, 2007, Pages

  Anastasio, Cort ^a   Robles, Tony ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b California Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC OPTICS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS; SNOW; SPECTROPHOTOMETERS; WAVELENGTH;

ABSORPTION; BOUNDARY LAYER; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; NITRATE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; SNOWPACK; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; WAVELENGTH;

ANTARCTICA; ARCTIC; DOME CONCORDIA; EAST ANTARCTICA; GREENLAND; SUMMIT;

EID: 49249120114     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JD008695     Document Type: Article

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