Summertime formaldehyde observations in New York City: Ambient levels, sources and its contribution to HOx radicals

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 117, Issue 8, 2012, Pages

  Lin, Yu Chi ^a,b   Schwab, James J ^b   Demerjian, Kenneth L ^b   Bae, Min Suk ^b,c   Chen, Wei Nai ^a,b   Sun, Yele ^d   Zhang, Qi ^e   Hung, Hui Ming ^f   Perry, Jacqueline ^g  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES   (Taiwan)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c Mokpo National University   (South Korea)

^d INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (China)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^g NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORMALDEHYDE; FREE RADICALS; METHANE; NITROGEN OXIDES; PHOTOLYSIS; PROPYLENE; QUANTUM CASCADE LASERS; REACTION KINETICS;

BLACK CARBON; DIURNAL PATTERN; EASTERN STANDARD TIME; MEAN VALUES; MOBILE PLATFORM; NEW YORK CITY; OH RADICAL; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRODUCTION RATES; RADICAL SOURCE; SAMPLING PERIOD;

FREE RADICAL REACTIONS;

AIR SAMPLING; AMBIENT AIR; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DIURNAL VARIATION; FORMALDEHYDE; HYDROXYL RADICAL; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; OXIDATION; PARTICULATE MATTER; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; REACTION KINETICS; SUMMER;

NEW YORK [NEW YORK (STT)]; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84860610949     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JD016504     Document Type: Article

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