Visibility-reducing organic aerosols in the vicinity of Grand Canyon National Park: Properties observed by high resolution gas chromatography

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 3779-3793

  Mazurek, Monica ^a,c   Masonjones, Michael C ^b   Masonjones, Heather D ^b   Salmon, Lynn G ^b   Cass, Glen R ^b   Hallock, Kristen A ^a   Leach, Martin ^a  

^a BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; ORGANIC AEROSOL; PARTICULATE MATTER;

USA, ARIZONA, GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK;

EID: 0000973303     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96jd02719     Document Type: Article

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