Quantifying the magnitude of a missing hydroxyl radical source in a tropical rainforest
The lifetime of methane is controlled to a very large extent by the abundance of the OH radical. The tropics are a key region for methane removal, with oxidation in the lower tropical troposphere dominating the global methane removal budget (Bloss et al., 2005). In tropical forested environments whe...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2011-07-01
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Series: | Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics |
Online Access: | http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/11/7223/2011/acp-11-7223-2011.pdf |