Two instruments based on differential optical absorption spectroscopy (DOAS) to measure accurate ammonia concentrations in the atmosphere

Atmospheric Measurement Techniques

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 413-427

  Volten, H ^a   Bergwerff, J B ^a   Haaima, M ^a   Lolkema, D E ^a   Berkhout, A J C ^a   Van Der Hoff, G R ^a   Potma, C J M ^a   Wichink Kruit, R J ^a,b,c   Van Pul, W A J ^a   Swart, D P J ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; AGRICULTURAL LAND; AIR QUALITY; AMMONIA; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FIELDWORK; FLUX MEASUREMENT; OPTICAL INSTRUMENT; SPECTROSCOPY;

LIMBURG [NETHERLANDS]; NETHERLANDS; VREDEPEEL;

EID: 84865786418     PISSN: 18671381     EISSN: 18678548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/amt-5-413-2012     Document Type: Article

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