Evidence for an unidentified non-photochemical ground-level source of formaldehyde in the Po Valley with potential implications for ozone production

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 1289-1298

  Kaiser, J ^a   Wolfe, G M ^a,e,f   Bohn, B ^b   Broch, S ^b   Fuchs, H ^b   Ganzeveld, L N ^c   Gomm, S ^b   Haseler R ^b   Hofzumahaus, A ^b   Holland, F ^b   Jager J ^b   Li, X ^b   Lohse, I ^b   Lu, K ^b,g   Prevot A S H ^d   Rohrer, F ^b   Wegener, R ^b   Wolf, R ^d   Mentel, T F ^b   Kiendler Scharr, A ^b   Wahner, A ^b   Keutsch, F N ^a   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^f NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^g PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FORMALDEHYDE; HYDROCARBON; OXIDATION; OZONE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ITALY; PO VALLEY;

EID: 84922453777     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-15-1289-2015     Document Type: Article

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