Nonmethane hydrocarbons at Pico Mountain, Azores: 1. Oxidation chemistry in the North Atlantic region

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 113, Issue 20, 2008, Pages

  Helmig, Detlev ^a   Tanner, D M ^a   Honrath, R E ^b   Owen, R C ^b   Parrish, D D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b Michigan Technological University   (United States)

^c EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; HYDROCARBONS; OXIDATION; TROPOSPHERE;

AIR; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; BIOMASS BURNING; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HYDROCARBON; OXIDATION; OZONE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; SUMMER; TROPOSPHERE;

ALASKA; ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); AZORES; CANADA; EURASIA; EUROPE; MACARONESIA; NORTH AMERICA; PORTUGAL; SIBERIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 58149267669     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JD008930     Document Type: Article

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