Bromocarbons in the tropical marine boundary layer at the Cape Verde Observatory - Measurements and modelling

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 9, Issue 22, 2009, Pages 9083-9099

  O'Brien, L M ^a   Harris, N R P ^a   Robinson, A D ^a   Gostlow, B ^a   Warwick, N ^a,b   Yang, X ^a,b   Pyle, J A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; BOUNDARY LAYER; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EMISSION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HALOCARBON; IODIDE; IODINE; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; NUMERICAL MODEL; OZONE; SEA SALT;

CAPE VERDE;

EID: 77954218883     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-9-9083-2009     Document Type: Article

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