Large daytime signals of N2O5 and NO3 inferred at 62 amu in a TD-CIMS: Chemical interference or a real atmospheric phenomenon

Atmospheric Measurement Techniques

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-12

  Wang, X ^a,b   Wang, T ^a,b   Yan, C ^a   Tham, Y J ^a   Xue, L ^a,b   Xu, Z ^a,b   Zha, Q ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; DAY LENGTH; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MIXING; NITRATE; RADICAL; SIGNAL; URBAN AREA;

CHINA; HONG KONG;

EID: 84891867952     PISSN: 18671381     EISSN: 18678548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/amt-7-1-2014     Document Type: Article

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