The impact of monoaromatic hydrocarbons on OH reactivity in the coastal UK boundary layer and free troposphere

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 14, Issue 13, 2014, Pages 6677-6693

  Lidster, R T ^a   Hamilton, J F ^a   Lee, J D ^a   Lewis, A C ^a   Hopkins, J R ^a   Punjabi, S ^a   Rickard, A R ^a   Young, J C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; BOUNDARY LAYER; HYDROXYL RADICAL; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; RURAL ATMOSPHERE; TROPOSPHERE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84903787027     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-14-6677-2014     Document Type: Article

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