How important is biogenic isoprene in an urban environment? A study in London and Paris

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 38, Issue 19, 2011, Pages

  Von Schneidemesser, Erika ^a   Monks, Paul S ^a   Gros, Valerie ^b   Gauduin, Julie ^c   Sanchez, Olivier ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^c Airparif ^*  (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OZONE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

ANTHROPOGENIC CONTRIBUTION; BIOGENIC SPECIES; BIOGENIC VOCS; BIOGENICS; CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES; DATA SETS; MONOTERPENES; NON-METHANE HYDROCARBONS; OH REACTIVITY; OZONE FORMATION; RELATIVE CONTRIBUTION; RURAL SITE; URBAN AREAS; URBAN ENVIRONMENTS; URBAN TRAFFIC;

METHANE;

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; BIOGENIC EMISSION; DATA SET; EMISSION CONTROL; HYDROXYL RADICAL; ISOPRENE; MONOTERPENE; NONMETHANE HYDROCARBON; OZONE; RURAL AREA; TRAFFIC CONGESTION; URBAN AREA; URBAN ATMOSPHERE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ENGLAND; FRANCE; ILE DE FRANCE; LONDON [ENGLAND]; PARIS; UNITED KINGDOM; VILLE DE PARIS;

EID: 80053974520     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011GL048647     Document Type: Article

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