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Observations of ozone, acyl peroxy nitrates, and their precursors during summer 2019 at Carlsbad Caverns National Park, New Mexico

Ilana B. Pollacka Department of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Da Pana Department of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1618-7389View further author information
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Andrey Marsavina Department of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USAView further author information
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Elana J. Copea Department of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA;b Department of Chemistry, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, USAView further author information
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Julieta Juncosa Calahorranoa Department of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8293-7566View further author information
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K. B. Benedicta Department of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA;c Earth and Environmental Sciences Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0530-8835View further author information
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Bret A. Schichteld National Park Service, Air Resources Division, Lakewood, Colorado, USA;e Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5512-8082View further author information
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Pages 951-968 | Received 12 Jun 2023, Accepted 25 Sep 2023, Published online: 13 Nov 2023

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