Reduction in Haze Formation Rate on Prebiotic Earth in the Presence of Hydrogen

Astrobiology

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 447-453

  Dewitt, H Langley ^a   Trainer, Melissa G ^a   Pavlov, Alex A ^b   Hasenkopf, Christa A ^a   Aiken, Allison C ^a   Jimenez, Jose L ^a   McKay, Christopher P ^c   Toon, Owen B ^a   Tolbert, Margaret A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmosphere; Atmospheric compositions; Carbon dioxide; Early earth

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; BIOGENESIS; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PARTICULATE MATTER; PHOTOLYSIS; SURFACE PROPERTY; TEMPERATURE;

AEROSOLS; BIOGENESIS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EARTH (PLANET); HYDROGEN; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PARTICULATE MATTER; PHOTOLYSIS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 67749120410     PISSN: 15311074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ast.2008.0289     Document Type: Article

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