Field validation of a semi-continuous method for aerosol black carbon (aethalometer) and temporal patterns of summertime hourly black carbon measurements in southwestern PA

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 817-823

  Allen, George A ^a   Lawrence, Joy ^a   Koutrakis, Petros ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Elemental and organic carbon; Optical attenuation; Soot; Thermo optical reflectance coefficient of haze

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL BLACK CARBON; AETHALOMETER; THERMO/OPTICAL REFLECTANCE METHOD;

AIR POLLUTION; CARBON; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT REFLECTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOOT;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

CARBON;

AEROSOL; BLACK CARBON; MEASUREMENT METHOD;

AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FILTER; HAZE; MEASUREMENT; OPTICS; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033082021     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-2310(98)00142-3     Document Type: Article

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