Estimation of background concentrations of trace gases at the Swiss Alpine site Jungfraujoch (3580 m asl)

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 113, Issue 22, 2008, Pages

  Balzani Lööv, Jacob M ^a   Henne, S ^b   Legreid, G ^b   Staehelin, J ^a   Reimann, S ^b   Prevot A S H ^c   Steinbacher, M ^b   Vollmer, M K ^b  

^a Land Climate Dynamics Group   (Switzerland)

^b SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^c PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CARBON MONOXIDE; HYDROCARBONS; METHANE; NITROGEN OXIDES; OZONE; TRACE ANALYSIS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

AIR MASS; AIR QUALITY; AIRBORNE SURVEY; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CARBON MONOXIDE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ESTIMATION METHOD; METHANE; NITROGEN OXIDES; OZONE; TRACE GAS; TROPOSPHERE;

BERN [SWITZERLAND]; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; JUNGFRAUJOCH; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 58849105847     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JD009751     Document Type: Article

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