Measurement of HONO, HNCO, and other inorganic acids by negative-ion proton-transfer chemical-ionization mass spectrometry (NI-PT-CIMS): Application to biomass burning emissions

Atmospheric Measurement Techniques

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 981-990

  Roberts, J M ^a   Veres, P ^a,d   Warneke, C ^a,d   Neuman, J A ^a,d   Washenfelder, R A ^a,d   Brown, S S ^a   Baasandorj, M ^a,d   Burkholder, J B ^a   Burling, I R ^b   Johnson, T J ^c   Yokelson, R J ^b   De Gouw, J ^a,d  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^c PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETATE; AIR SAMPLING; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOMASS BURNING; CARBOXYLIC ACID; EXHAUST EMISSION; FTIR SPECTROSCOPY; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; IONIZATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NITRIC ACID; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 78649292277     PISSN: 18671381     EISSN: 18678548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/amt-3-981-2010     Document Type: Article

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