Quantitative measurements and modeling of industrial formaldehyde emissions in the Greater Houston area during campaigns in 2009 and 2011

Journal of Geophysical Research

Volumn 119, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 4303-4322

  Johansson, John K E ^a   Mellqvist, Johan ^a   Samuelsson, Jerker ^a   Offerle, Brian ^a   Moldanova, Jana ^b   Rappenglück, Bernhard ^c   Lefer, Barry ^c   Flynn, James ^c  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b IVL SWEDISH ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c University of Houston   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; EMISSION INVENTORY; FORMALDEHYDE; HCH; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PLUME; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOLAR ACTIVITY; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

HOUSTON; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84906339599     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: 21562202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2013JD020159     Document Type: Article

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