Comparisons of observed and modeled OH and HO 2 concentrations during the ambient measurement period of the HO xComp field campaign

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 2567-2585

  Kanaya, Y ^a   Hofzumahaus, A ^b   Dorn, H P ^b   Brauers, T ^b   Fuchs, H ^b   Holland, F ^b   Rohrer, F ^b   Bohn, B ^b   Tillmann, R ^b   Wegener, R ^b   Wahner, A ^b   Kajii, Y ^c   Miyamoto, K ^c   Nishida, S ^c,h   Watanabe, K ^c   Yoshino, A ^c,i   Kubistin, D ^d,j   Martinez, M ^d   Rudolf, M ^d   Harder, H ^d   Berresheim, H ^e,k   Elste, T ^e   Plass Dulmer C ^e   Stange, G ^e   Kleffmann, J ^f   Elshorbany, Y ^d,f   Schurath, U ^g   more..

^a JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^c TOKYO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^e DEUTSCHER WETTERDIENST   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WUPPERTAL   (Germany)

^g KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^h GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

ⁱ TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^j UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^k NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HYDROXYL RADICAL; PHOTOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 84863205280     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-12-2567-2012     Document Type: Article

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