Long-term measurements of atmospheric peroxyacetylnitrate (PAN) at rural sites in Ontario and Nova Scotia; seasonal variations and long-range transport
By: K. A. Brice, J. W. Bottenheim, K. G. Anlauf and H. A. Wiebe
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3402/tellusb.v40i5.16007 | Journal eISSN: 1600-0889
Language: English
Page range: 408 - 425
Submitted on: Nov 23, 1987
Accepted on: Mar 24, 1988
Published on: Jan 1, 1988
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