In situ measurements of hydrogen peroxide, nitric acid and reactive nitrogen to assess the ozone sensitivity in Pingtung county, Taiwan

Aerosol and Air Quality Research

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 59-69

  Peng, Y P ^a,b   Chen, K S ^b   Wang, H K ^b   Lai, C H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL YUNLIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Hydrogen peroxide; Nitric acid; Ozone sensitivity; Reactive nitrogen; Smog production model

Indexed keywords

IN-SITU MEASUREMENT; KENTING; MEAN CONCENTRATIONS; OZONE FORMATION; OZONE SENSITIVITY; PRODUCTION MODELS; REACTIVE NITROGEN; SMOG PRODUCTION MODEL; SOUTHERN TAIWAN;

AIR POLLUTION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; NITROGEN; OXIDATION; OZONE; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; SMOKE;

NITRIC ACID;

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; NITRIC ACID; OZONE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SMOG; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

KENTING; PINGTUNG; TAIWAN;

EID: 79251578975     PISSN: 16808584     EISSN: 20711409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2010.10.0091     Document Type: Article

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