Atmospheric aerosol over Alaska 2. Elemental composition and sources

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 103, Issue D15, 1998, Pages 19045-19057

  Polissar, Alexandr V ^a,d   Hopke, Philip K ^a   Paatero, Pentti ^b   Malm, William C ^c,e   Sisler, James F ^c,e  

^a Wallace H Coulter School of Engineering   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c Colorado State University ^*  (United States)

^d RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Russian Federation)

^e Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION;

ALASKA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0000480742     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98JD01212     Document Type: Article

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