Diesel-related hydrocarbons can dominate gas phase reactive carbon in megacities

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 15, Issue 17, 2015, Pages 9983-9996

  Dunmore, R E ^a   Hopkins, J R ^a   Lidster, R T ^a   Lee, J D ^a   Evans, M J ^a   Rickard, A R ^a   Lewis, A C ^a   Hamilton, J F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL FORMATION; AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CARBON EMISSION; GAS PHASE REACTION; MEGACITY; OZONE; PARTICULATE MATTER; TRAFFIC EMISSION;

ENGLAND; LONDON [ENGLAND]; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84935869946     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-15-9983-2015     Document Type: Article

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