Long-term and seasonal variations in the levels of hydrogen peroxide, methylhydroperoxide, and selected compounds over the Pacific Ocean

Journal of Geophysical Research D: Atmospheres

Volumn 109, Issue 15, 2004, Pages

  O'Sullivan, D W ^a   Heikes, B G ^b   Snow, J ^b   Burrow, P ^a   Avery, M ^c   Blake, D R ^d   Sachse, G W ^c   Talbot, R W ^e   Thornton, D C ^f   Bandy, A R ^f  

^a UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^c NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^f DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Distributions; Peroxides; Troposphere

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; LONG-TERM CHANGE; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; MIXING RATIO; SEASONAL VARIATION; TROPOSPHERE;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 6444236820     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JD003689     Document Type: Article

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