Measurements of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) using PTR-MS: Calibration, humidity dependence, inter-comparison and results from field studies in an oil and gas production region

Atmospheric Measurement Techniques

Volumn 7, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 3597-3610

  Li, R ^a,b   Warneke, C ^a,b   Graus, M ^a,b,f   Field, R ^c   Geiger, F ^d   Veres, P R ^a,b   Soltis, J ^c   Li, S M ^e   Murphy, S M ^c   Sweeney, C ^a   Petron G ^a   Roberts, J M ^a   De Gouw, J ^a,b  

^a EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^d KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^e ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CALIBRATION; GAS PRODUCTION; HUMIDITY; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; INDUSTRIAL EMISSION; MIXING RATIO; OIL FIELD; OZONE; POINT SOURCE POLLUTION; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

UINTA BASIN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84908393699     PISSN: 18671381     EISSN: 18678548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/amt-7-3597-2014     Document Type: Article

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