Global distribution and variability of formic acid as observed by MIPAS-ENVISAT

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 115, Issue 10, 2010, Pages

  Grutter, M ^a   Glatthor, N ^b   Stiller, G P ^b   Fischer, H ^b   Grabowski, U ^b   Hopfner M ^b   Kellmann, S ^b   Linden, A ^b   Von Clarmann, T ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEODETIC SATELLITES; ORGANIC ACIDS; PLANT LIFE EXTENSION; TROPOSPHERE;

BACKGROUND LEVEL; BIOGENIC EMISSION; BIOMASS-BURNING; ENVISAT; ENVISAT SATELLITE; EXTREME EVENTS; GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION; NORTHERN HEMISPHERES; PARTS PER TRILLION; PHOTOCHEMICAL PROCESS; PLANT GROWTH; SEASONALITY; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; STRONG SIGNAL; TIME PERIODS; UPPER TROPOSPHERE; VERTICAL PROFILE; VOLUME MIXING RATIOS;

FORMIC ACID;

ALTITUDE; ATMOSPHERIC PLUME; BACKGROUND LEVEL; BIOGENIC EMISSION; BIOMASS BURNING; ENVISAT-1; EXTREME EVENT; FORMIC ACID; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; MIDLATITUDE ENVIRONMENT; MIXING RATIO; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; SATELLITE DATA; SEASONALITY; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; SPECTROSCOPY; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; TROPOSPHERE; VERTICAL PROFILE;

EID: 77953169035     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JD012980     Document Type: Article

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