The impact of parameterising light penetration into snow on the photochemical production of NOx and OH radicals in snow

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 15, Issue 14, 2015, Pages 7913-7927

  Chan, H G ^a,b   King, M D ^b   Frey, M M ^a  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTINIC FLUX; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; HYDROXYL RADICAL; NITROGEN OXIDES; PARAMETERIZATION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTOLYSIS; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; SNOWPACK; TRACE GAS;

EID: 84937148348     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-15-7913-2015     Document Type: Article

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