Vertical profiles of nitrous acid in the nocturnal urban atmosphere of Houston, TX

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 3595-3609

  Wong, K W ^a   Lefer, B L ^b   Rappengluck B ^b   Stutz, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b University of Houston   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CARBON EMISSION; HYDROXYL RADICAL; NITRIC ACID; OZONE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TROPOSPHERE; URBAN ATMOSPHERE; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION; VERTICAL MIXING; VERTICAL PROFILE;

HOUSTON; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79954617443     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-11-3595-2011     Document Type: Article

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