Atmospheric nitrogen oxides (NO and NO2) at Dome C, East Antarctica, during the OPALE campaign

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 15, Issue 14, 2015, Pages 7859-7875

  Frey, M M ^a   Roscoe, H K ^a   Kukui, A ^b,c   Savarino, J ^d,e   France, J L ^f   King, M D ^g   Legrand, M ^d,e   Preunkert, S ^d,e  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ D'ORLÉANS   (France)

^d UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^e CNRS   (France)

^f UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; BOUNDARY LAYER; DIURNAL VARIATION; DOME; MIXING RATIO; NITROGEN OXIDES; OZONE; PHOTOLYSIS; SNOWPACK; TURBULENCE;

ANTARCTICA; EAST ANTARCTICA;

EID: 84937145330     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-15-7859-2015     Document Type: Article

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