Investigation of chlorine radical chemistry in the Eyjafjallajkull volcanic plume using observed depletions in non-methane hydrocarbons

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 38, Issue 13, 2011, Pages

  Baker, Angela K ^a   Rauthe Schch, Armin ^a   Schuck, Tanja J ^a   Brenninkmeijer, Carl A M ^a   Van Velthoven, Peter F J ^b   Wisher, Adam ^c   Oram, David E ^c  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^b ROYAL NETHERLANDS METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE KNMI   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; METHANE; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; VOLCANOES;

AIR SAMPLES; CL-CONCENTRATIONS; ICELANDICS; LUFTHANSA; NON-METHANE HYDROCARBONS; PASSENGER AIRCRAFTS; QUANTITATIVE DATA; RADICAL CHEMISTRY; RADICAL CONCENTRATION; VOLCANIC PLUME;

CHLORINE;

AIR SAMPLING; AIRCRAFT; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC PLUME; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHLORINE; NONMETHANE HYDROCARBON; RADICAL; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

EYJAFJALLAJOKULL; ICELAND;

EID: 79953292989     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011GL047571     Document Type: Article

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