Sample drying to improve HCHO measurements by PTR-MS instruments: Laboratory and field measurements

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1821-1835

  Jobson, B T ^a   McCoskey, J K ^a  

^a Washington State University   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CONDENSATION; FORMALDEHYDE; FREEZE DRYING; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TROPOSPHERE; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 77149167287     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-10-1821-2010     Document Type: Article

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