Isotopic composition of atmospheric nitrate in a tropical marine boundary layer

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 110, Issue 44, 2013, Pages 17668-17673

  Savarino, Joel ^a   Morin, Samuel ^a   Erbland, Joseph ^a   Grannec, Francis ^a   Patey, Matthew D ^b   Vicars, William ^a   Alexander, Becky ^c   Achterberg, Eric P ^b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROMINE; NITRATE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROGEN; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OXYGEN;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL SINK; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MARINE BOUNDARY LAYER; OXIDATION; OZONE LAYER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; TROPOSPHERE;

AEROSOLS; BROMINE CHEMISTRY; MONITORING; OXIDATION; TROPIC;

ATMOSPHERE; CAPE VERDE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, ION EXCHANGE; MODELS, CHEMICAL; NITRATES; SEASONS; TROPICAL CLIMATE;

EID: 84886065780     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1216639110     Document Type: Article

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