Bromoform in the tropical boundary layer of the Maritime Continent during OP3

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 529-542

  Pyle, J A ^a,b   Ashfold, M J ^a   Harris, N R P ^a   Robinson, A D ^a   Warwick, N J ^a,b   Carver, G D ^a,b   Gostlow, B ^a   O'Brien, L M ^a   Manning, A J ^c   Phang, S M ^d   Yong, S E ^e   Leong, K P ^e   Ung, E H ^f   Ong, S ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Birmingham   (United Kingdom)

^c MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^e Malaysian Meteorological Department   (Malaysia)

^f Global Satria Life Sciences Lab   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYER; EMISSION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; METHANE; RAINFOREST; TRACER; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

EAST MALAYSIA; MALAYSIA; SABAH;

EID: 78751513175     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-11-529-2011     Document Type: Article

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