Methyl hydroperoxide (CH3OOH) in urban, suburban and rural atmosphere: Ambient concentration, budget, and contribution to the atmospheric oxidizing capacity

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 12, Issue 19, 2012, Pages 8951-8962

  Zhang, X ^a,b   He, S Z ^a   Chen, Z M ^a   Zhao, Y ^a   Hua, W ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR MASS; BOUNDARY LAYER; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DIURNAL VARIATION; MIXING RATIO; RURAL ATMOSPHERE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SUBURBAN AREA; URBAN ATMOSPHERE; WET DEPOSITION;

BEIJING [CHINA]; CHINA;

EID: 84869060588     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-12-8951-2012     Document Type: Article

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