Articles | Volume 14, issue 18
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-9963-2014
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-9963-2014
Research article
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19 Sep 2014
Research article |  | 19 Sep 2014

Large mixing ratios of atmospheric nitrous acid (HONO) at Concordia (East Antarctic Plateau) in summer: a strong source from surface snow?

M. Legrand, S. Preunkert, M. Frey, Th. Bartels-Rausch, A. Kukui, M. D. King, J. Savarino, M. Kerbrat, and B. Jourdain

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