On-line determination of ammonia at low pptv mixing ratios in the CLOUD chamber

Atmospheric Measurement Techniques

Volumn 5, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1719-1725

  Bianchi, F ^a   Dommen, J ^a   Mathot, S ^b   Baltensperger, U ^a  

^a PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b CERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; AIRFLOW; AMMONIA; CHLORITE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DESORPTION; INSTRUMENTATION; MIXING RATIO; PHENOL;

EID: 84864359763     PISSN: 18671381     EISSN: 18678548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/amt-5-1719-2012     Document Type: Article

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