Gravimetric analysis, ionic composition, and associated water mass of the marine aerosol

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 869-884

  Mcinnes, L M ^a   Quinn, P K ^b   Covert, D S ^c   Anderson, T L ^c  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b NOAA PACIFIC MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerosol mass; Aerosol water; Ionic composition; Pacific atmosphere; Sea salt; Submicrometer particles; Sulfate particles

Indexed keywords

MINERAL; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SULFATE;

AEROSOL; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; BOUNDARY LAYER; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GRAVIMETRY; ION PAIR CHROMATOGRAPHY; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; PACIFIC OCEAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER CONTENT;

AEROSOL WATER; AEROSOLS; ASSOCIATED WATER MASS; GRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; IONIC COMPOSITION; MARINE AEROSOL; SEA SALT PARTICLE; SUBMICROMETER PARTICLE; SULPHATE AEROSOL;

PACIFIC;

EID: 0029668954     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/1352-2310(95)00354-1     Document Type: Article

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