Journal article
Radiocarbon tracer measurements of atmospheric hydroxyl radical concentrations
Journal of atmospheric chemistry, Vol.4(4), pp.413-427
12/01/1986
Abstract
The usefulness of the C-14 tracer in measurements of atmospheric hydroxyl radical concentration is discussed. The apparatus and the experimental conditions of three variations of a radiochemical method of atmosphere analysis are described and analyzed: the Teflon bag static reactor, the flow reactor (used in the Wallops Island tests), and the aircraft OH titration reactor. The procedure for reduction of the aircraft reactor instrument data is outlined. The problems connected with the measurement of hydroxyl radicals are discussed. It is suggested that the gas-phase radioisotope methods have considerable potential in measuring tropospheric impurities present in very low concentrations.
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- Title
- Radiocarbon tracer measurements of atmospheric hydroxyl radical concentrations
- Creators
- M. J. Campbell (Author) - Washington State UniversityJ. C. Farmer (Author) - Washington State UniversityC. A. Fitzner (Author) - Washington State UniversityM. N. Henry (Author) - Washington State UniversityJ. C. Sheppard (Author) - Washington State UniversityRichard J. Hardy (Author)J. F. Hopper (Author)V. Muralidhar (Author)
- Publication Details
- Journal of atmospheric chemistry, Vol.4(4), pp.413-427
- Academic Unit
- Laboratory for Atmospheric Research
- Identifiers
- 99901320139901842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article