Dimethyl sulfide, methane sulfonic acid and physicochemical aerosol properties in Atlantic air from the United Kingdom to Halley Bay

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 101, Issue 17, 1996, Pages 22855-22867

  Davison, Brian ^a   Hewitt, C Nicholas ^a   O'Dowd, Colin D ^b   Lowe, Jason A ^b   Smith, Michael H ^b   Schwikowski, Margit ^c   Baltensperger, Urs ^c   Harrison, Roy M ^d  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; AEROSOLS; AIR QUALITY; DIMETHYL SULPHIDE; DIMETHYLSULPHIDE; METHANE SULPHONIC ACID; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES;

ATLANTIC;

EID: 0030431713     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96jd01166     Document Type: Article

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