Long-term in situ measurements of NO x and NO y at Jungfraujoch 1998-2009: Time series analysis and evaluation

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 2551-2566

  Pandey Deolal, S ^a   Brunner, D ^b   Steinbacher, M ^b   Weers, U ^a   Staehelin, J ^a  

^a Land Climate Dynamics Group   (Switzerland)

^b SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; DATA SET; EMISSION INVENTORY; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; NITROGEN OXIDES; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; POLLUTION MONITORING; SEASONAL VARIATION; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TREND ANALYSIS; TROPOSPHERE;

BERN [SWITZERLAND]; JUNGFRAUJOCH; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 84858054058     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-12-2551-2012     Document Type: Article

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