Vertical gradients of HONO, NOx and O3 in Santiago de Chile

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 45, Issue 23, 2011, Pages 3867-3873

  Villena, Guillermo ^a,b   Kleffmann, Jörg ^a   Kurtenbach, Ralf ^a   Wiesen, Peter ^a   Lissi, Eduardo ^b   Rubio, Maria A ^b   Croxatto, Giovanna ^c   Rappenglück, Bernhard ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WUPPERTAL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTIAGO DE CHILE   (Chile)

^c University of Houston   (United States)

Author keywords

Gradient study; Nitrogen oxides; Nitrous acid; OH radical; Oxidation capacity

Indexed keywords

GRADIENT STUDY; GROUND SURFACES; HIGH RISE BUILDING; NITROUS ACID; OH RADICAL; OXIDATION CAPACITY; SANTIAGO DE CHILE; VERTICAL GRADIENTS;

INORGANIC ACIDS; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROGEN OXIDES; TALL BUILDINGS;

FREE RADICALS;

HYDROXYL RADICAL; NITROUS ACID; OZONE;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GRADIENT ANALYSIS; HYDROXYL RADICAL; MULTISTOREY BUILDING; NITROGEN OXIDES; OXIDATION; OZONE; VERTICAL PROFILE;

ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CHILE; METROPOLITANA; SANTIAGO [METROPOLITANA];

EID: 79957784813     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2011.01.073     Document Type: Article

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