A biomass burning source of C1 - C4 alkyl nitrates

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 29, Issue 24, 2002, Pages

  Simpson, Isobel J ^a   Meinardi, Simone ^a   Blake, Donald R ^a   Blake, Nicola J ^a   Rowland, F Sherwood ^a   Atlas, Elliot ^b   Flocke, Frank ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; MIXING; NITRATES; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

BIOMASS BURNING; ALKYL NITRATES; BACKGROUND MIXING RATIOS; BIOMASS-BURNING; HIGH TEMPERATURE; METHYL NITRATE; NORTHERN AUSTRALIA; REACTION MECHANISM; REACTIVE RADICALS;

BIOMASS; NITRATES;

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; BIOMASS BURNING; FREE RADICAL; NITROGEN OXIDES;

ARNHEM LAND; AUSTRALIA; NORTHERN TERRITORY;

EID: 84899012467     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002gl016290     Document Type: Article

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