OH in the tropical upper troposphere and its relationships to solar radiation and reactive nitrogen

Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 55-64

  Gao, R S ^a   Rosenlof, K H ^a   Fahey, D W ^a,b   Wennberg, P O ^c   Hintsa, E J ^a,b   Hanisco, T F ^d  

^a EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

In situ; OH; STRAT; Tropical upper troposphere

Indexed keywords

HYDROPEROXYL RADICAL; HYDROXYL RADICAL; NITROGEN; NITROGEN OXIDE; OZONE; RADICAL; REACTIVE NITROGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; HYDROXYL RADICAL; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; NITROGEN OXIDES; SOLAR RADIATION; TROPOSPHERE; ZENITH ANGLE;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); SOLAR RADIATION; TROPICAL UPPER TROPOSPHERE; TROPOSPHERE;

EID: 84904115302     PISSN: 01677764     EISSN: 15730662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10874-014-9280-2     Document Type: Article

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