Characterisation of an inlet pre-injector laser-induced fluorescence instrument for the measurement of atmospheric hydroxyl radicals

Atmospheric Measurement Techniques

Volumn 7, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 3413-3430

  Novelli, A ^a   Hens, K ^a   Tatum Ernest, C ^a   Kubistin, D ^a,c   Regelin, E ^a   Elste, T ^b   Plass Dulmer C ^b   Martinez, M ^a   Lelieveld, J ^a   Harder, H ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^b DEUTSCHER WETTERDIENST   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL METHOD; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EXPANSION; HYDROXYL RADICAL; LASER INDUCED FLUORESCENCE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; OXIDANT; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

CHINA; FINLAND; GERMANY; MAO; SICHUAN; SPAIN;

EID: 85006069323     PISSN: 18671381     EISSN: 18678548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/amt-7-3413-2014     Document Type: Article

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