Multiannual observations of acetone, methanol, and acetaldehyde in remote tropical Atlantic air: Implications for atmospheric OVOC budgets and oxidative capacity

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 20, 2012, Pages 11028-11039

  Read, K A ^a   Carpenter, L J ^a   Arnold, S R ^b   Beale, R ^c   Nightingale, P D ^c   Hopkins, J R ^a   Lewis, A C ^a   Lee, J D ^a   Mendes, L ^d   Pickering, S J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^d Institute Nacional de Meteorologia e Geofisica Delegacao de Sao Vicente   (Cape Verde)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL AVERAGE; ANNUAL AVERAGE CONCENTRATION; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CHEMICAL TRANSPORT MODELS; HYDROXYL RADICALS; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; MARINE BOUNDARY LAYERS; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MIXING RATIOS; MODEL SIMULATION; OH REACTIVITY; OXIDATIVE CAPACITY; PARAMETRIZATIONS; THE STANDARD MODEL; TROPICAL ATLANTIC; TROPOSPHERIC OZONE;

ACETONE; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; BUDGET CONTROL; CAMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; METHANE; METHANOL; OZONE; PARAFFINS; SEAWATER; TROPICS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

ACETALDEHYDE;

ACETALDEHYDE; ACETONE; ALKANE; METHANOL; OXYGENATED VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; SEA WATER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ACETALDEHYDE; ACETONE; ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN COUPLING; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; DATABASE; HYDROXYL RADICAL; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; METHANOL; OXIDATION; OZONE; TROPOSPHERE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ATLANTIC OCEAN; AUTUMN; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; GLOBAL CLIMATE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MODEL; OXIDATION; OXYGENATION; PARAMETRIC TEST; SEA; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPRING; SUMMER; TROPICS; WINTER;

ACETALDEHYDE; ACETONE; AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATMOSPHERE; CAPE VERDE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; METHANOL; OZONE; SEASONS; TROPICAL CLIMATE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (TROPICAL);

EID: 84867911558     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es302082p     Document Type: Article

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