Real-time profiling of organic trace gases in the planetary boundary layer by PTR-MS using a tethered balloon

Atmospheric Measurement Techniques

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 773-777

  Schnitzhofer, R ^a   Wisthaler, A ^a   Hansel, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACETONE; AERODYNAMICS; ANALYTICAL METHOD; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BALLOON OBSERVATION; BOUNDARY LAYER; MASS SPECTROMETRY; REAL TIME; TRACE GAS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; XYLENE;

EID: 79960273192     PISSN: 18671381     EISSN: 18678548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/amt-2-773-2009     Document Type: Article

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