Catalytic oxidation of H 2 on platinum: A robust method for generating low mixing ratio H 2O standards

Atmospheric Measurement Techniques

Volumn 4, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2059-2064

  Rollins, A W ^a,b   Thornberry, T D ^a,b   Gao, R S ^a   Hall, B D ^a   Fahey, D W ^a,b  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE; CALIBRATION; CATALYSIS; HYDROGEN; MIXING RATIO; OXIDATION; PLATINUM; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 84857702106     PISSN: 18671381     EISSN: 18678548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/amt-4-2059-2011     Document Type: Article

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