Analysis of non-methane hydrocarbons in air samples collected aboard the CARIBIC passenger aircraft

Atmospheric Measurement Techniques

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 311-321

  Baker, A K ^a   Slemr, F ^a   Brenninkmeijer, C A M ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; AIR MASS; AIR QUALITY; AIR SAMPLING; AIRCRAFT; ALTITUDE; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; HYDROCARBON; MIXING RATIO; MONITORING; REAL TIME; STRATOSPHERE; TRACE GAS; TROPOSPHERE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

EID: 77951846941     PISSN: 18671381     EISSN: 18678548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/amt-3-311-2010     Document Type: Article

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