Long term measurements of sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, ammonia, nitric acid and ozone in Africa using passive samplers

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 10, Issue 15, 2010, Pages 7467-7487

  Adon, M ^a,b   Galy Lacaux, C ^a   Yoboue V ^b   Delon, C ^a   Lacaux, J P ^a   Castera, P ^a   Gardrat, E ^a   Pienaar, J ^c   Al Ourabi, H ^d   Laouali, D ^e   Diop, B ^f   Sigha Nkamdjou, L ^g   Akpo, A ^h   Tathy, J P ⁱ   Lavenu, F ^j   Mougin, E ^k  

^a LABORATOIRE D AÉROLOGIE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ FÉLIX HOUPHOUËT BOIGNY   (Côte d’Ivoire)

^c NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^d Universite d'Alep   (Syrian Arab Republic)

^e UNIVERSITÉ ABDOU MOUMOUNI   (Niger)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BAMAKO   (Mali)

^g Centre de Recherches Hydrologiques   (Cameroon)

^h UNIVERSITY OF ABOMEY CALAVI   (Benin)

ⁱ Direction Générale de la Recherche Scientifique et Technologique   (Congo)

^j CESBIO   (France)

^k CNRS   (France)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; ANNUAL VARIATION; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CARBON EMISSION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FOREST ECOSYSTEM; NITRIC ACID; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OZONE; SAVANNA; SEASONAL VARIATION; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AGOUFOU; ATAKORA; BANIZOUMBOU; BENIN [WEST AFRICA]; CENTRAL AFRICA; COTE D'IVOIRE; DJOUGOU; DOSSO; GAO [MALI]; LAMTO; MALI; NIGER [WEST AFRICA]; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 77955507325     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-10-7467-2010     Document Type: Article

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