Inherent calibration of a blue LED-CE-DOAS instrument to measure iodine oxide, glyoxal, methyl glyoxal, nitrogen dioxide, water vapour and aerosol extinction in open cavity mode

Atmospheric Measurement Techniques

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1797-1814

  Thalman, R ^a   Volkamer, R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; CALIBRATION; CAVITY; INSTRUMENTATION; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; TRACE GAS; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 79961083755     PISSN: 18671381     EISSN: 18678548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/amt-3-1797-2010     Document Type: Article

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