Mobile mini-DOAS measurement of the outflow of NO2 and HCHO from Mexico City

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 9, Issue 15, 2009, Pages 5647-5653

  Johansson, M ^a   Rivera, C ^a   DeFoy, B ^b   Lei, W ^c,d   Song, J ^c,d   Zhang, Y ^a   Galle, B ^a   Molina, L ^c,d  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MOLINA CENTER FOR ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (United States)

^d MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; FORMALDEHYDE; MEASUREMENT METHOD; METROPOLITAN AREA; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; URBAN POLLUTION; WIND DIRECTION; WIND VELOCITY;

FEDERAL DISTRICT [MEXICO]; MEXICO CITY; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA];

EID: 75249097944     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-9-5647-2009     Document Type: Article

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