Atmospheric ammonia measurements in Houston, TX using an external-cavity quantum cascade laser-based sensor

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 11, Issue 18, 2011, Pages 9721-9733

  Gong, L ^a   Lewicki, R ^a   Griffin, R J ^a   Flynn, J H ^b   Lefer, B L ^b   Tittel, F K ^a  

^a Rice University   (United States)

^b University of Houston   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; AMMONIA; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; DIURNAL VARIATION; LASER METHOD; MIXING RATIO; PARTICULATE MATTER; QUANTUM MECHANICS; SENSOR; WIND DIRECTION;

HOUSTON; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80053046341     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-11-9721-2011     Document Type: Article

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