The formation of sulfate and elemental sulfur aerosols under varying laboratory conditions: Implications for early Earth

Astrobiology

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 773-781

  Dewitt, H Langley ^a   Hasenkopf, Christa A ^a   Trainer, Melissa G ^b   Farmer, Delphine K ^a   Jimenez, Jose L ^a   McKay, Christopher P ^c   Toon, Owen B ^a   Tolbert, Margaret A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

773 781.; S MIF Archean atmosphere Early Earth Sulfur aerosols. Astrobiology 10

Indexed keywords

SULFATE; SULFUR; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; ATMOSPHERE; CHEMISTRY; GAS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PHOTOLYSIS;

AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERE; EARTH (PLANET); GASES; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PHOTOLYSIS; SULFATES; SULFUR; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

EID: 78649515611     PISSN: 15311074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ast.2009.9455     Document Type: Article

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