Nitrogen oxides in the boundary layer and free troposphere at the Mt. Bachelor Observatory

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 10, Issue 13, 2010, Pages 6043-6062

  Reidmiller, D R ^a   Jaffe, D A ^b   Fischer, E V ^a   Finley, B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON BOTHELL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; BOUNDARY LAYER; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); MIXING RATIO; MODIS; NITROGEN OXIDES; TROPOSPHERE;

NORTH AMERICA; OREGON; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77954364915     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-10-6043-2010     Document Type: Article

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