Seasonal behavior of non-methane hydrocarbons in the firn air at Summit, Greenland

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 85, Issue , 2014, Pages 234-246

  Helmig, D ^a   Stephens, C R ^a   Caramore, J ^a   Hueber, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Firn air; Non methane hydrocarbons; Polar atmospheric chemistry; Snow photochemistry

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT AIR CONCENTRATION; BROMINE OXIDATION; FIRN AIRS; MEASUREMENTS OF; NON-METHANE HYDROCARBONS; PHOTOCHEMICAL PRODUCTION; RADICAL CHEMISTRY; SNOW-PHOTOCHEMISTRY;

ACETYLENE; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; BENZENE; BROMINE; BUTANE; ETHYLENE; PROPYLENE;

METHANE;

ACETYLENE; BENZENE; BROMINE; BUTANE; CHLORINE; ETHANE; ETHYLENE; HYDROCARBON; NON METHANE HYDROCARBON; PENTANE; PROPANE; PROPYLENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMBIENT AIR; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; BENZENE; BROMINE; ETHANE; ETHYLENE; FIRN; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; POLAR REGION; PROPANE; SEASONALITY; SNOWPACK;

AIR; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); FIRN AIR; GREENLAND; MEASUREMENT; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADICAL REACTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPRING; SUMMER; SURFACE PROPERTY;

ARCTIC; GREENLAND; SUMMIT;

EID: 84891958896     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2013.11.021     Document Type: Article

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