Measurements of hydroxyl and hydroperoxy radicals during CalNex-LA: Model comparisons and radical budgets

Journal of Geophysical Research

Volumn 121, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 4211-4232

  Griffith, S M ^a,b   Hansen, R F ^a,c   Dusanter, S ^a,d,e   Michoud, V ^d,e,f   Gilman, J B ^g,h   Kuster, W C ^h   Veres, P R ^g,h   Graus, M ^g,h,i   de Gouw, J A ^g,h   Roberts, J ^g,h   Young, C ^g,h,j   Washenfelder, R ^g,h   Brown, S S ^g,h   Thalman, R ^g,k   Waxman, E ^g   Volkamer, R ^g   Tsai, C ^l   Stutz, J ^l   Flynn, J H ^m   Grossberg, N ^m   Lefer, B ^m,n   Alvarez, S L ^m   Rappenglueck, B ^m   Mielke, L H ^o,p   Osthoff, H D ^o   Stevens, P S ^a   more..

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^d ECOLE DES MINES DE DOUAI   (France)

^e UNIV LILLE   (France)

^f LABORATOIRE INTERUNIVERSITAIRE DES SYSTÈMES ATMOSPHÉRIQUES   (France)

^g UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^h EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^j MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^k Snow College   (United States)

^l UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^m University of Houston   (United States)

ⁿ NASA HEADQUARTERS   (United States)

^o UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^p UNIVERSITY OF INDIANAPOLIS   (United States)

more..

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CARBONYL COMPOUND; CHEMICAL COMPOUND; FORMALDEHYDE; HYDROXYL RADICAL; MEASUREMENT METHOD; NITRIC OXIDE; OZONE; PHOTOLYSIS; RADIATION BUDGET; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

CALIFORNIA; PASADENA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84964345962     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: 21562202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2015JD024358     Document Type: Article

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