Development of a photochemical source for the production and calibration of acyl peroxynitrate compounds

Atmospheric Measurement Techniques

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 2225-2231

  Veres, P R ^a,b   Roberts, J M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; LABORATORY METHOD; MODEL VALIDATION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTOLYSIS;

EID: 84934881010     PISSN: 18671381     EISSN: 18678548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/amt-8-2225-2015     Document Type: Article

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