Ozone photochemistry in an oil and natural gas extraction region during winter: Simulations of a snow-free season in the Uintah Basin, Utah

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 13, Issue 17, 2013, Pages 8955-8971

  Edwards, P M ^a,b   Young, C J ^a,h   Aikin, K ^a,b   DeGouw, J ^a,b   Dube W P ^a,b   Geiger, F ^c   Gilman, J ^a,b   Helmig, D ^b   Holloway, J S ^a,b   Kercher, J ^d   Lerner, B ^a,b   Martin, R ^e   McLaren, R ^f   Parrish, D D ^a   Peischl, J ^a,b   Roberts, J M ^a   Ryerson, T B ^a   Thornton, J ^g   Warneke, C ^a,b   Williams, E J ^a   Brown, S S ^a   more..

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^d HIRAM COLLEGE   (United States)

^e Utah State University   (United States)

^f YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^h MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EXTRACTION; NATURAL GAS; NITRIC OXIDE; OZONE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTOLYSIS; RADICAL;

UNITED STATES; UTAH;

EID: 84883855989     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-13-8955-2013     Document Type: Article

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