Seasonality of peroxyacetyl nitrate (PAN) in the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere using the MIPAS-E instrument

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 10, Issue 13, 2010, Pages 6117-6128

  Moore, D P ^a   Remedios, J J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ENVISAT-1; MIXING RATIO; NITRATE; SEASONALITY; STRATOSPHERE; TROPOSPHERE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION; WATER VAPOR;

FAR EAST; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (CENTRAL);

EID: 77954490382     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-10-6117-2010     Document Type: Article

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