Modeling of daytime HONO vertical gradients during SHARP 2009

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 3587-3601

  Wong, K W ^a   Tsai, C ^a   Lefer, B ^b   Grossberg, N ^b   Stutz, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b University of Houston   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; DIURNAL VARIATION; FORMATION MECHANISM; HYDROXYL RADICAL; NITROUS OXIDE; NOCTURNAL BOUNDARY LAYER; PHOTOLYSIS; URBAN ATMOSPHERE; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION; VERTICAL PROFILE;

EID: 84890271078     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-13-3587-2013     Document Type: Article

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